CVE-1999-1130

Exp

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.

Published: 1999-07-30 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1130 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.96%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-1130

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19443 exploit_db edb 1999-07-30 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1130

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-17 3.78% 6.96% +3.18%
2 2025-03-30 5.07% 3.78% -1.29%
3 2025-03-29 5.07%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1130

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1130

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1130

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netscape enterprise_server <= 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1130

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