KDE KDE-Runtime up to 4.14.2 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE KDE-Runtime up to 4.14.2. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KDE-Runtime 4.14.3 and earlier, kwebkitpart 1.3.4 and earlier, and kio-extras 5.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI using the (1) zip, (2) trash, (3) tar, (4) thumbnail, (5) smtps, (6) smtp, (7) smb, (8) remote, (9) recentdocuments, (10) nntps, (11) nntp, (12) network, (13) mbox, (14) ldaps, (15) ldap, (16) fonts, (17) file, (18) desktop, (19) cgi, (20) bookmarks, or (21) ar scheme, which is not properly handled in an error message.

The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2014 with Brown (Website). The advisory is shared at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8600 since 11/04/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79767 (Fedora 19 : kwebkitpart-1.3.4-5.fc19 (2014-15124)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167677 (OpenSuSE Security Update for kdebase4-runtime, kdelibs4, (openSUSE-SU-2015:0573-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98814) and Tenable (79767). The entries 38452 and 72821 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 79767
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : kwebkitpart-1.3.4-5.fc19 (2014-15124)
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OpenVAS ID: 867259
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for kde-runtime FEDORA-2014-15532
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: usn-2414-1
Organization: Brown
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-8600 (🔍)
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X-Force: 98814
Vulnerability Center: 47392 - KDE Remote Code Execution due to Improper Validation of User Input Validation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 71190 - Multiple KDE Products CVE-2014-8600 Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/07/2022 11:06
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (63), 06/13/2017 08:46 (8), 04/07/2022 10:55 (3), 04/07/2022 11:00 (1), 04/07/2022 11:06 (1)
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