CVE-2005-4874

Published Dec 31, 2005

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-94

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "E748A943-8A1E-4657-826C-EBE013E04864"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References