PSCOErrPage.htm in Netscape PublishingXpert 2.5 before SP2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file in the errPagePath parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1196 is rated High Exploit Risk (61/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.77%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20966 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-04-06 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 9.97% | 3.77% | -6.20% |
| 2 | 2026-02-27 | 8.51% | 9.97% | +1.46% |
| 3 | 2025-06-27 | — | 8.51% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| netscape | publishingxpert | <= 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:publishingxpert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/pubx/2.5.2_Relnotes.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/0004-exploits/ooo1.txt | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7362 |