CVE-2017-6410

MEDIUM

kdelibs < 4.14.30 and kio < 5.32 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information via PAC FindProxyForURL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

kpac/script.cpp in KDE kio before 5.32 and kdelibs before 4.14.30 calls the PAC FindProxyForURL function with a full https URL (potentially including Basic Authentication credentials, a query string, or PATH_INFO), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted PAC file.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96515
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170228-1.txt

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 39.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-319
Status published
Products (2)
kde/kdelibs < 4.14.29
kde/kio < 5.31
Published Mar 02, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026