CVE-2005-3757 in the critical feed json
The Saxon XSLT parser in Google Mini Search Appliance, and possibly Google Search Appliance, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive in…
published 2005-11-22 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3752
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 41.3%
- EPSS 41.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/15509 patch
- osvdb.org/20981 patch
- metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/ advisory
- securitytracker.com/id?1015246 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/google_proxystylesheet_exec)
- Published
Exploit prediction
41.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/google_proxystylesheet_exec Google Appliance ProxyStyleSheet Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2005-08-16
- EDB-16907 Google Appliance ProxyStyleSheet - Command Execution (Metasploit) webapps, 2010-07-01
- EDB-1333 Google Search Appliance - proxystylesheet XSLT Java Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2005-11-20
- metasploit.com http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/20981 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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metasploit.com
/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/15509
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1015246
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/20981
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17644
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/2500
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3757
- NVD CVE-2005-3757
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