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.

Published: 2002-11-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1204 is rated Moderate Risk (46.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1204

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 2025-08-08 0.58% 0.85% +0.27%
2 2025-03-30 1.14% 0.58% -0.55%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.14% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1204

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-2002-1204

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1204

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netscape communicator 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.61 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.72 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.73 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.74 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.75 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.76 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.77 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.78 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1204

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