Greasemonkey before 0.3.5 allows remote web servers to (1) read arbitrary files via a GET…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08538 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:greasemonkey:greasemonkey:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.3 | Vulnerable | Greasemonkey |
- cpe:2.3:a:greasemonkey:greasemonkey:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.3 Vulnerable ·Greasemonkey
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2455
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gfm-pp5h-g7cc
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
Exploit 2
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2005-2455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3gfm-pp5h-g7cc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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