KDE Konqueror up to 3.2.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in KDE Konqueror up to 3.2.3. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-0746. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in KDE Konqueror up to 3.2.3 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Konqueror in KDE 3.2.3 and earlier allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level domains, such as .ltd.uk, .plc.uk and .firm.in, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user s HTTP session.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2004. The weakness was published 08/21/2004 with WESTPOINT (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kde.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0746 since 07/26/2004. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at acros.si. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18877 (FreeBSD : kdelibs -- konqueror cross-domain cookie injection (2797b27a-f55b-11d8-81b0-000347a4fa7d)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115387 (kdelibs, kdebase Security Update (RHSA-2004:412-11)).

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. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17063), Tenable (18877), SecurityFocus (BID 10991†), OSVDB (9117†) and Secunia (SA12341†). securityfocus.com is providing further details. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18877
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : kdelibs -- konqueror cross-domain cookie injection (2797b27a-f55b-11d8-81b0-000347a4fa7d)
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OpenVAS ID: 53913
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-247-01 kde
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ftp.kde.org

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07/26/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: kde.org
Organization: WESTPOINT
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0746 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-800

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X-Force: 17063 - KDE Konqueror allows attacker to set cookies in top-level domains, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 10991 - KDE Konqueror Cookie Domain Validation Vulnerability
Secunia: 12341 - Konqueror Cross-Domain Cookie Injection Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 9117 - KDE Cross-Domain Cookie Injection
Vulnerability Center: 7735 - Konqueror in KDE <= 3.2.3 Allow Hijacking a User's Session, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2004 11:23
Updated: 06/29/2019 09:20
Changes: 08/24/2004 11:23 (98), 06/29/2019 09:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:7AE:103

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