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TI-2003-00431 Aliases CVE-2003-0459GHSA-pfc7-m6xf-fmg6

KDE Konqueror for KDE 3.1.2 and earlier does not remove authentication credentials from…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02899 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror_embedded:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:analog_real-time_synthesizer:2.1.1-5:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1-5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:analog_real-time_synthesizer:2.2-11:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:analog_real-time_synthesizer:2.2-11:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdebase:3.0.3-13:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3-13VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdebase:3.0.3-13:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3-13VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:2.1.1-5:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1-5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:2.2-11:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:2.2-11:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:3.0.0-10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0-10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:3.1-10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*3.1-10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:2.1.1-5:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1-5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:2.2-11:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:2.2-11:*:ia64_dev:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:3.0.0-10:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0-10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:3.0.3-8:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3-8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:3.1-10:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:*3.1-10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound:2.1.1-5:*:i386_sound:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1-5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound:2.2-11:*:i386_sound:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound:2.2-11:*:ia64_sound:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound_devel:2.1.1-5:*:i386_sound_dev:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1-5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound_devel:2.2-11:*:i386_sound_dev:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound_devel:2.2-11:*:ia64_sound_dev:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror_embedded:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:analog_real-time_synthesizer:2.1.1-5:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1-5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:analog_real-time_synthesizer:2.2-11:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:analog_real-time_synthesizer:2.2-11:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdebase:3.0.3-13:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3-13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdebase:3.0.3-13:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3-13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:2.1.1-5:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1-5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:2.2-11:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:2.2-11:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:3.0.0-10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0-10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs:3.1-10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1-10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:2.1.1-5:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1-5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:2.2-11:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:2.2-11:*:ia64_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:3.0.0-10:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0-10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:3.0.3-8:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3-8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_devel:3.1-10:*:i386_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1-10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound:2.1.1-5:*:i386_sound:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1-5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound:2.2-11:*:i386_sound:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound:2.2-11:*:ia64_sound:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound_devel:2.1.1-5:*:i386_sound_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1-5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound_devel:2.2-11:*:i386_sound_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdelibs_sound_devel:2.2-11:*:ia64_sound_dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:235 Released 2003-08-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : Updated KDE packages fix security issue
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
    • Red Hat Linux 9
  • RHSA-2003:236 Released 2003-07-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kdelibs security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:236
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:236
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:236
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:235
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:235
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:235
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:235
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:235
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:236

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfc7-m6xf-fmg6

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 4

Sources

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