CVE-1999-1357

High

Description

Netscape Communicator 4.04 through 4.7 (and possibly other versions) in various UNIX operating systems converts the 0x8b character to a "<" sign, and the 0x9b character to a ">" sign, which could allow remote attackers to attack other clients via cross-site scripting (CSS) in CGI programs that do not filter these characters.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability81. percentile2%
ProductNetscape Communicator
PublishedOct 5, 1999
First seenOct 5, 1999

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netscape communicatorv ≤ 4.7, 4.04, 4.51—

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