CVE-2002-1204 — 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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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

Published Nov 21, 2002

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.32%

Description

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.

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.32% 0.01318

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01318

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.32% (0.01318)	69.76th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.32% (0.01318)	66.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.58% (0.00585)	67.16th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.27% (0.00273)	68.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.36% (0.00356)	71.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 19, 2023	0.36% (0.00356)	68.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 2, 2023	0.31% (0.00308)	65.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.49% (0.00490)	72.41th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.02% (0.01018)	40.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	38.88th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	36.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	19.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0081.html
mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.19.02c.txt
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10655.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6215
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0081.html		mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.19.02c.txt		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10655.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6215		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 21, 2002

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Oct 14, 2002

Link CVE-2002-1204

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-1204

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-1204