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CVE-2005-4874

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2005-4874
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
1.24%

Original NVD 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.