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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-4874

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:29:01.413

Link: CVE-2005-4874

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