CVE-1999-1357 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Netscape Communicator 4.04 through 4.7 (and possibly other v)
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 chara
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1357 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-10-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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