KDE Konqueror up to 3.1.2 Referer information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in KDE Konqueror up to 3.1.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Referer Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2003-0459. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE Konqueror up to 3.1.2 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Referer Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

KDE Konqueror for KDE 3.1.2 and earlier does not remove authentication credentials from URLs of the "user:password@host" form in the HTTP-Referer header, which could allow remote web sites to steal the credentials for pages that link to the sites.

The weakness was shared 07/29/2003 by George Staikos (iDefense) with KDE Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kde.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0459 since 06/26/2003. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at host. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14062 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2003:079)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.kde.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 (12761), Tenable (14062), SecurityFocus (BID 10358†), OSVDB (2127†) and Secunia (SA9385†). The entries VDB-629, VDB-657 and VDB-20741 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14062
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2003:079)
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OpenVAS ID: 53650
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 361-1 (kdelibs)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ftp.kde.org

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07/29/2003 +33 days 🔍
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07/31/2004 +75 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: kde.org
Researcher: George Staikos (iDefense)
Organization: KDE Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204

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X-Force: 12761 - KDE Konqueror plaintext username and password transmitted to third party Web site, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 10358 - KDE Multiple URI Handler Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 9385 - Konqueror Exposure of Username and Password, Less Critical
OSVDB: 2127 - KDE Konqueror HTTP REFERER Authentication Credential Leak

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2003 11:10
Updated: 03/08/2021 15:35
Changes: 07/30/2003 11:10 (71), 10/03/2016 11:14 (11), 03/08/2021 15:28 (8), 03/08/2021 15:35 (1)
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