CVE-2005-4874 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-03-28

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4865	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00094.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297078
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302489
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41553

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Mozilla

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-28T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:23.052Z

Reserved: 2008-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4874

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-4874

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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