CVE-2005-3757 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and read sensitive data via malicious XSLT style sheets in the Saxon parser.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-3757?

CVE-2005-3757 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Saxon XSLT parser in Google Mini Search Appliance, and possibly Google Search Appliance, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via dangerous Java class methods in select attribute of xsl:value-of tags in XSLT style sheets, such as (1) system-property, (2) sys:getProperty, and (3) run:exec.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3757?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Mini Search Appliance, Google Search Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3757?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2005-3757 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3757 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-794r-h374-p262.

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