# CVE-2005-3757: Code injection in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-794r-h374-p262

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Google Appliance ProxyStyleSheet Command Execution (metasploit)
- Google Search Appliance - proxystylesheet XSLT Java Code Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Google Appliance ProxyStyleSheet - Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-5019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5019/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-3755](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3755/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-3756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3756/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-5255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5255/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2006-6223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6223/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3757 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3757/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3757/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3757
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3757
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3757

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3757/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.