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Netscape < 7.2 Cross-domain Window Injection

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2468

Synopsis

The remote browser allows attackers to spoof popup windows.

Description

The remote host is using the Netscape 7 web browser. There is a flaw in this version of Netscape browser that allows an attacker to spoof popup windows from trusted hosts. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to entice a user to browse a malicious website while browsing a trusted site in another browser window. These sort of attacks are commonly referred to as 'Phishing' attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to Netscape 7.2 or higher.

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11852

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 2468

Family: Web Clients

Published: 12/17/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:netscape:navigator

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1160

BID: 11852