PT-1999-1728 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2021-07-22 · CVE-1999-1473

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer versions 3.02 through 4.0

Description: The issue occurs when a website redirects the browser to another site, and Internet Explorer automatically resends authentication information to the second site.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer versions 3.02 through 4.0, consider disabling automatic resend of authentication information to mitigate the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1473

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1473 · Security Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/6/97.asp · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/7818 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7426.php · Note