Netscape Communicator 4.x User Preferences Theft Vulnerability

CVE-2002-1204 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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