Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-17613

Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.

Published 2018-09-28 10:29:16

Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-17613

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.21%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 58 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-17613

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-17613

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-17613

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/280

Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
https://www.inputzero.io/2018/09/telegram-share-password-in-cleartext.html

Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2018-17613

Telegram » Telegram Desktop » Version: 1.3.16 Update Alpha
cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_desktop:1.3.16:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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