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CVE-2005-4874

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.3 Published: 2005-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Mozilla Mozilla

Weakness Type

CWE-94

References