KDE up to 3.1.2 Konqueror Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Konqueror. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0459. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Konqueror. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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 released 08/27/2003 by George Staikos (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0459. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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.

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 (12761), Tenable (14062), SecurityFocus (BID 8297†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25562†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-204. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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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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07/29/2003 +33 days 🔍
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08/27/2003 +29 days 🔍
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04/28/2010 +2097 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +1569 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: George Staikos
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20741

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X-Force: 12761
SecurityFocus: 8297 - KDE Konqueror HTTP REFERER Authentication Credential Leak Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25562 - KDE Konqueror for KDE Remote Authentication Credential Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:22
Updated: 06/29/2021 08:11
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:22 (60), 02/23/2017 16:58 (9), 06/29/2021 08:07 (4), 06/29/2021 08:11 (1)
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