CVE-2005-2455 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08545.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Greasemonkey Subscribe	Greasemonkey Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:greasemonkey:greasemonkey:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2456	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-04T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:00.564Z

Reserved: 2005-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2455

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-08-04T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2455

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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