{"cve":"CVE-2005-4874","nvd":{"published":"2005-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:19:38.613","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297078","https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302489","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41553","https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297078","https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302489"],"products":["mozilla:mozilla"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:40:09.211843075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-4874","score":0.01236,"percentile":0.69083,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}