CVE-2003-0459 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote sites can steal user credentials from Referer headers when users visit pages with embedded authentication URLs in Konqueror.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0459?
CVE-2003-0459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0459?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Kde Konqueror, Kde Konqueror Embedded, Redhat Analog Real-Time Synthesizer, Redhat Kdebase, Redhat Kdelibs, Redhat Kdelibs Devel and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0459?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2003-0459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfc7-m6xf-fmg6.