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TI-2005-00113 Aliases CVE-2005-0131GHSA-mfx8-57jr-25r5

The Quick Connection dialog in Konversation 0.15 inadvertently uses the user-provided…

Priority LOW 26Published · 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 · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Quick Connection dialog in Konversation 0.15 inadvertently uses the user-provided password as the nickname instead of the user-provided nickname when connecting to the IRC server, which could leak the password to other users.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01797 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:berlios:konversation:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15VulnerableBerlios
  • cpe:2.3:a:berlios:konversation:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15 Vulnerable ·Berlios

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0131
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfx8-57jr-25r5

References

  • TI-2005-00111 The Quick Buttons feature in Konversation 0.15 allows remote attackers to execute certain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-00112 Certain Perl scripts in Konversation 0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources