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.
CVE-2005-3757
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 22, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttp://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17644
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015246
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/20981
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2500
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17644
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/20981
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2500
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16907✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 1, 2010
Google Appliance ProxyStyleSheet - Command Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-1333✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 20, 2005
Google Search Appliance - proxystylesheet XSLT Java Code Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/google_proxystylesheet_exec✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 16, 2005
Google Appliance ProxyStyleSheet Command Execution
Open source ↗
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