Security Advisory
CVE-1999-1357
7.5
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
October 5, 1999
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory