4.3med
CVE-2005-4874
The XMLHttpRequest object in Mozilla 1.7.8 supports the HTTP TRACE method, which allows remote attackers to obtain (1) proxy authentication…
Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The XMLHttpRequest object in Mozilla 1.7.8 supports the HTTP TRACE method, which allows remote attackers to obtain (1) proxy authentication passwords via a request with a "Max-Forwards: 0" header or (2) arbitrary local passwords on the web server that hosts this object.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=297078 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41553 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=302489 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2005-4874
- NVD: CVE-2005-4874
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