CVE-2005-2455 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.54% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-08-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| greasemonkey | greasemonkey |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Greasemonkey 0.3.3 - Multiple Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities | 2005-07-20 |
References
- 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
- 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
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