CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0746

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential session hijacking by an attacker, leading to unauthorized access to user accounts and data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade KDE to a version later than 3.2.3, which includes a fix preventing cookie setting for such domains.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS