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TI-2003-00552 Aliases CVE-2003-0592GHSA-x5c9-7pq8-8998

Konqueror in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier (kdelibs) allows remote attackers to bypass intended…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

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 · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Konqueror in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier (kdelibs) allows remote attackers to bypass intended cookie access restrictions on a web application via "%2e%2e" (encoded dot dot) directory traversal sequences in a URL, which causes Konqueror to send the cookie outside the specified URL subsets, e.g. to a vulnerable application that runs on the same server as the target application.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04409 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 11

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 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror_embedded:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror_embedded:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:075 Released 2004-03-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated kdelibs packages resolve cookie security issue
    • Red Hat Linux 9
  • RHSA-2004:074 Released 2004-03-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    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: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:074
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:075
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:074

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0592
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5c9-7pq8-8998

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2004-00791 Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2 allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00790 Internet Explorer 6.0 allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00375 The URI handlers in Konqueror for KDE 3.2.2 and earlier do not properly filter "-"… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01059 Konqueror 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp://… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-01119 The cross-site scripting protection for Konqueror in KDE 2.2.2 and 3.0 through 3.0.3 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01053 Konqueror 3.x up to 3.2.2-6, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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