Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1357 (CCN-8274)

Assigned:1999-10-05
Published:1999-10-05
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:50:45 -0500
Time to update those CGIs again

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1357

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991005 Time to update those CGIs again

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13503
Netscape Communicator CGI Input Filtering Issue

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
netscape-cgi-filtering-xss(8274)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.7)
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    netscape communicator 4.04
    netscape communicator *
    netscape communicator 4.51
    netscape communicator 4.5
    netscape communicator 4.05
    netscape communicator 4.6
    netscape communicator 4.06
    netscape communicator 4.0
    netscape communicator 4.7
    netscape communicator 4.04
    netscape communicator 4.07
    netscape communicator 4.08
    netscape communicator 4.4