CVE-2002-1204 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to)
Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to steal a user's preferences, including potentially sensitive information such as URL history, e-mail address, and possibly the e-mail password, by redefining the user_pref() function and accessing the prefs.js file, which is stored in a directory with a predict
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1204 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-11-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to steal a user's preferences, including potentially sensitive information such as URL history, e-mail address, and possibly the e-mail password, by redefining the user_pref() function and accessing the prefs.js file, which is stored in a directory with a predictable name. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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