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TI-2018-13420 Aliases CVE-2018-18940GHSA-q29r-9jw6-5438

servlet/SnoopServlet (a servlet installed by default) in Netscape Enterprise 3.63 has…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

servlet/SnoopServlet (a servlet installed by default) in Netscape Enterprise 3.63 has reflected XSS via an arbitrary parameter=[XSS] in the query string. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser. NOTE: this product is discontinued.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01416 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.63VulnerableNetscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.63 Vulnerable ·Netscape

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18940
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q29r-9jw6-5438

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-1999-00044 List of arbitrary files on Web host via nph-test-cgi script. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00763 Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-00803 Buffer overflow in Netscape Enterprise Server and Netscape FastTrack Server allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00012 Some web servers under Microsoft Windows allow remote attackers to bypass access… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2000-00308 Insecure file permissions for Netscape FastTrack Server 2.x, Enterprise Server 2.0, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-01575 iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition and Netscape Enterprise Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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