CVE-2005-3757 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Saxon XSLT parser in Google Mini Search Appliance, and possibly Google Search Appliance, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via dangerous Java class methods in select attribute of xsl:value-of tags in XSLT style sheets, such as (1) system-property, (2) sys:getProperty, and (3) run:exec.

Published: 2005-11-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 75.7% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:google:mini_search_appliance::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:google:search_appliance::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.75746.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17644
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246
http://www.osvdb.org/20981
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2500

History

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Subscriptions

Google Mini Search Appliance Search Appliance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-22T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:24:36.163Z

Reserved: 2005-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3757

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-22T21:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3757

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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