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Konqueror Window Injection Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA13254	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2004-12-08
Last Update:	2004-12-13
Popularity:	30,640 views

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	Spoofing
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Konqueror 3.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2004-1158

Description: Secunia Research has reported a vulnerability in Konqueror, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof the content of websites. The problem is that a website can inject content into another site's window if the target name of the window is known. This can e.g. be exploited by a malicious website to spoof the content of a pop-up window opened on a trusted website. This is related to: SA11978 Secunia has constructed a test, which can be used to check if your browser is affected by this issue: http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test/ The vulnerability has been confirmed in Konqueror version 3.2.2-6. Other versions may also be affected. Solution: Apply patch. Patches for KDE 3.2.3: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.2.3-kdelibs-htmlframes2.patch ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.2.3-kdebase-htmlframes2.patch Patches for KDE 3.3.2: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.3.2-kdelibs-htmlframes2.patch ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.3.2-kdebase-htmlframes2.patch Provided and/or discovered by: Secunia Research Changelog: 2004-12-10: Added CVE reference. 2004-12-13: Vendor issues advisory and patches. Updated "Solution" section and linked to vendor advisory. Original Advisory: KDE: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041213-1.txt Secunia: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-13/advisory/ Other References: SA11978: http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/

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