CVE-1999-1590

Low CVSS 3.5

Published 1999-12-31 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1590, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Directory traversal vulnerability in Muhammad A. Muquit wwwcount (Count.cgi) 2.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary GIF files via ".." sequences in the image parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-0021.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1590

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N