CVE-1999-1357 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks against Netscape Communicator users via unfiltered CGI programs due to improper character conversion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1357?
CVE-1999-1357 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1357?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1357?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-1999-1357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2002-2248 Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbi
- CVE-1999-1189 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2001-0596 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2000-1187 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-1999-0440 Code injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5p87-h429-g84q.