CVE-2004-2475
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via about.html in the About section. NOTE: some followup posts suggest that the demonstration code's use of the res:// protocol does not cross privilege boundaries, since it is not allowed in the Internet Zone. Thus this might not be a vulnerability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via about.html in the About section. NOTE: some followup posts suggest that the demonstration code's use of the res:// protocol does not cross privilege boundaries, since it is not allowed in the Internet Zone. Thus this might not be a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2004-2475- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via about.html in the About section. NOTE: some followup posts suggest that the demonstration code's use of the res:// protocol does not cross privilege boundaries, since it is not allowed in the Internet Zone. Thus this might not be a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2004-2475- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2466 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via about.html in the About section. NOTE: some followup posts suggest that the demonstration code's use of the res:// protocol does not cross privilege boundaries, since it is not allowed in the Internet Zone. Thus this might not be a vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2466- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r48x-cjxj-j8m3 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via about.html in the About section. NOTE: some followup posts suggest that the demonstration code's use of the res:// protocol does not cross privilege boundaries, since it is not allowed in the Internet Zone. Thus this might not be a vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-r48x-cjxj-j8m3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Google Toolbar 1.1.x - About.HTML HTML Injection | 2004-09-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2475 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Toolbar, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.95%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1011351
securityfocus.com/bid/11210
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17435
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/0629.html
osvdb.org/10037
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2475
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r48x-cjxj-j8m3