Medium severity · published Mar 2, 2017
CVE-2017-6410
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…
5.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KD
Kdelibs · Kde
through 4.14.29 · source: NVD
KI
Kio · Kde
through 5.31 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6410
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6410
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96515
Patch
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170228-1.txt
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