CVE-2005-2455

Public Exploit

Description

Greasemonkey before 0.3.5 allows remote web servers to (1) read arbitrary files via a GET request to a file:// URL in the GM_xmlhttpRequest API function, (2) list installed scripts using GM_scripts, or obtain sensitive information via (3) GM_setValue and GM_getValue.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.54% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/changes/0.3.5.html	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16128	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1147	vdb entry
http://mozdev.org/pipermail/greasemonkey/2005-July/004022.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21453	vdb entry
http://greaseblog.blogspot.com/2005/07/mandatory-greasemonkey-update.html	patch
http://mozdev.org/pipermail/greasemonkey/2005-July/004000.html	exploit mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14336	patch vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014529	patch vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/18154	vdb entry
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5CP0P20GBK.html	patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2455?: CVE-2005-2455 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2455?: To fix CVE-2005-2455, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2455 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2455 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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