VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.63% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Affected
- telegram/telegram desktop
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/280Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.inputzero.io/2018/09/telegram-share-password-in-cleartext.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/280Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.inputzero.io/2018/09/telegram-share-password-in-cleartext.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.