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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://greaseblog.blogspot.com/2005/07/mandatory-greasemonkey-update.htmlPatch
- http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/changes/0.3.5.htmlPatch
- http://mozdev.org/pipermail/greasemonkey/2005-July/004000.htmlExploit
- http://mozdev.org/pipermail/greasemonkey/2005-July/004022.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16128Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014529Exploit, Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/18154
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5CP0P20GBK.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14336Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1147
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21453
- http://greaseblog.blogspot.com/2005/07/mandatory-greasemonkey-update.htmlPatch
- http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/changes/0.3.5.htmlPatch
- http://mozdev.org/pipermail/greasemonkey/2005-July/004000.htmlExploit
- http://mozdev.org/pipermail/greasemonkey/2005-July/004022.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16128Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014529Exploit, Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/18154
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5CP0P20GBK.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14336Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1147
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21453
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 4, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified