The Konqueror webbrowser allows websites to load webpages into
a window or tab currently used by another website.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CAN-2004-1158 to this issue.
This vulnerability is similar to the Konqueror Frame Injection
Vulnerability reported on 2004-08-11 but the solution offered
as part of that advisory did not cover the window case.
3. Impact:
A malicious website could abuse Konquer to load its own content
into a window or tab that was opened by a trusted website or
it could trick a trusted website into loading content into an
existing window or tab. This may be abused to confuse the user
about the origin of a certain webpage. As a result the user may
unknowingly send confidential information intended for the trusted
website to the malicious website.
4. Solution:
Source code patches have been made available which fix these
vulnerabilities. Contact your OS vendor / binary package provider
for information about how to obtain updated binary packages.
5. Patch:
Patches for KDE 3.2.3 are available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
19/11/2004 security (at) kde (dot) org [email concealed] contacted by Secunia
08/12/2004 Advisory & test case publishd by Secunia
11/12/2004 Konqueror patches posted for review
13/12/2004 KDE Advisory released
Original Release Date: 2004-12-13
URL: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041213-1.txt
0. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1158
http://secunia.com/advisories/13254/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-13/advisory
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test
/
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94812
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-3.txt
1. Systems affected:
All versions of KDE up to KDE 3.3.2 inclusive.
2. Overview:
The Konqueror webbrowser allows websites to load webpages into
a window or tab currently used by another website.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CAN-2004-1158 to this issue.
This vulnerability is similar to the Konqueror Frame Injection
Vulnerability reported on 2004-08-11 but the solution offered
as part of that advisory did not cover the window case.
3. Impact:
A malicious website could abuse Konquer to load its own content
into a window or tab that was opened by a trusted website or
it could trick a trusted website into loading content into an
existing window or tab. This may be abused to confuse the user
about the origin of a certain webpage. As a result the user may
unknowingly send confidential information intended for the trusted
website to the malicious website.
4. Solution:
Source code patches have been made available which fix these
vulnerabilities. Contact your OS vendor / binary package provider
for information about how to obtain updated binary packages.
5. Patch:
Patches for KDE 3.2.3 are available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
4d61d568e822d781308caa73050930bd post-3.2.3-kdelibs-htmlframes2.patch
7340cfd22ee46a6d65e001179c082b08 post-3.2.3-kdebase-htmlframes2.patch
Patches for KDE 3.3.2 are available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
d2e513a039ba44becf5728b983b78fc4 post-3.3.2-kdelibs-htmlframes2.patch
31688394bea2dd685371d9d3da9ec2ab post-3.3.2-kdebase-htmlframes2.patch
6. Time line and credits:
19/11/2004 security (at) kde (dot) org [email concealed] contacted by Secunia
08/12/2004 Advisory & test case publishd by Secunia
11/12/2004 Konqueror patches posted for review
13/12/2004 KDE Advisory released
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