Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0762

Title: Netscape about: protocol with TITLE-embedded JavaScript exposes browser information

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-1999-0762.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date May 24, 1999

Modified Date Apr 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 2.6 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.30%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0762: When Javascript is embedded within the TITLE tag, Netscape Communicator allows a remote attacker to use the "about" protocol to gain access to browser information.

Impacted Vendors

netscape 2

cloudera 1

Reference Links

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0762 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0762

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity LOW

2.6

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0762 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

May 24, 1999 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.