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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-4874

CVE-2005-4874

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.

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Affected products

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  • Mozilla Corporation/Mozilla2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =1.7.8

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