GNU wget up to 1.8.2 Password Encryption missing encryption

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A vulnerability was found in GNU wget up to 1.8.2 (Automation Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Encryption Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The URI handlers in Konqueror for KDE 3.2.2 and earlier do not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, (3) ssh, or (4) mailto URI, which allows remote attackers to manipulate the options that are passed to the associated programs, possibly to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was shared 04/22/2004 by Alex Behar (iDefense) with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0411 since 04/16/2004. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13700 (Fedora Core 2 : kdelibs-3.2.2-6 (2004-122)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gnu.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15940) and Tenable (13700). vuldb.com is providing further details. The entries 204, 630, 622 and 657 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
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Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 13700
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 2 : kdelibs-3.2.2-6 (2004-122)
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OpenVAS ID: 53208
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 518-1 (kdelibs)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: gnu.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Alex Behar (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0411 (🔍)
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X-Force: 15940
SecurityFocus: 10358 - KDE Multiple URI Handler Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11461 - wget Password Leakage Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 5603 - GNU wget Username/Password Disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/21/2004 10:40
Updated: 03/09/2021 13:45
Changes: 04/21/2004 10:40 (81), 10/08/2018 15:43 (6), 03/09/2021 13:45 (2)
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