Description
Default configuration of the search engine in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5.1, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to read the source of JHTML files by specifying a search command using the HTML-tocrec-demo1.pat pattern file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Netscape Enterprise Server 3.51/3.6 - JHTML View Source EDB-19443 · remote · Jul 30, 1999 · verified
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References
- 19990730 Netscape Enterprise Server yeilds source of JHTML mailing-list
- 19990730 Netscape Enterprise Server yeilds source of JHTML mailing-list
- 559 vdb-entry