Vulnerability Name:

CCN-2275

Published:1999-06-06
Updated:1999-06-06
Summary:A vulnerability in the 'data:' protocol in Netscape Communicator allows windows to sniff the URLs navigated in other windows. Normally the ability to do this is disallowed, but using find lets malicious Web pages subvert this security mechanism.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-06-06 10:17:04
Netscape Communicator code injection in JavaScript console using "data:" protocol

Source: CCN
Type: Georgi Guninski Vulnerability Demonstration
Netscape Communicator code injection in JavaScript console using "data:" protocol ver. 4.6 and below

Source: CCN
Type: BID-836
Netscape Communicator Javascript Sniffing Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ns-datatrack(2275)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    netscape communicator *