KDE up to 3.0.3 Konqueror privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in KDE 2.2.2/3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Konqueror. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1151. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE 2.2.2/3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Konqueror. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The cross-site scripting protection for Konqueror in KDE 2.2.2 and 3.0 through 3.0.3 does not properly initialize the domains on sub-frames and sub-iframes, which can allow remote attackers to execute script and steal cookies from subframes that are in other domains.

The weakness was shared 09/06/2002 by Piotr Paw³ow (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1151. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15004 (Debian DSA-167-1 : kdelibs - XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38360 (Red Hat KDE Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10039), Tenable (15004), SecurityFocus (BID 5689†), OSVDB (7867†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6720†). The entry VDB-19070 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 15004
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-167-1 : kdelibs - XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 53424
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 167-1 (Konquerer)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/14/2004 +642 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Piotr Paw³ow
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1151 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19069
X-Force: 10039
SecurityFocus: 5689 - KDE Konqueror Sub-Frames Script Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7867 - KDE Konqueror Sub-Frame XSS
Vulnerability Center: 6720 - XSS in KDE 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 3.0 - 3.0.3 and Konqueror 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 3.0 - 3.0.3 Allows Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 17:53
Updated: 09/06/2025 23:50
Changes: 07/30/2014 17:53 (74), 05/29/2019 06:16 (3), 09/06/2025 23:50 (20)
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