CVE-1999-1130

Netscape Enterprise Server <3.5.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1130. PoCs published by David Litchfield.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.51+ where crafted search queries can bypass default settings to expose full text of JHTML or scripted files. It provides example URLs demonstrating the exploit mechanism.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by David Litchfield · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19443

The writeup describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.51+ where crafted search queries can bypass default settings to expose full text of JHTML or scripted files. It provides example URLs demonstrating the exploit mechanism.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Netscape Enterprise Server 3.51 and above
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target server's search functionality
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93346448121208&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_ntbugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93337389603117&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/559

Scores

EPSS 0.0306
EPSS Percentile 85.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
netscape/enterprise_server < 3.5.1
Published Jul 30, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026