KDE Konqueror up to 3.2.3 Cookie missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE Konqueror. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0870. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in KDE Konqueror (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Cookie 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. The summary by CVE is:

KDE Konqueror does not prevent cookies that are sent over an insecure channel (HTTP) from also being sent over a secure channel (HTTPS/SSL) in the same domain, which could allow remote attackers to steal cookies and conduct unauthorized activities, aka "Cross Security Boundary Cookie Injection."

The weakness was presented 09/16/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at westpoint.ltd.uk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0870 since 09/14/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (17417) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011330†). See VDB-22224, VDB-22225 and VDB-22222 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Name

Konqueror

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://kde.org/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2004 🔍
09/16/2004 +2 days 🔍
09/16/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/16/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3862 days 🔍
06/21/2018 +1164 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: westpoint.ltd.uk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22223
X-Force: 17417 - Multiple vendor Web browsers non-secure cookie hijack session
SecurityTracker: 1011330

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:19
Updated: 06/21/2018 09:08
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:19 (49), 06/21/2018 09:08 (6)
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