CVE-2020-15502

** DISPUTED ** The DuckDuckGo application through 5.58.0 for Android, and through 7.47.1.0 for iOS, sends hostnames of visited web sites within HTTPS .ico requests to servers in the duckduckgo.com domain, which might make visit data available temporarily at a Potentially Unwanted Endpoint. NOTE: the vendor has stated "the favicon service adheres to our strict privacy policy."

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/duckduckgo/iOS/blob/1ae03d7221180bd6791cf6f7f06922a96335cf75/Core/AppUrls.swift#L98-L100	Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23708166	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/issues/527	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/blob/e2f2d54a6b4452277467db403a3546512401b493/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/UriExtension.kt#L83-L88	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23711597	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo::::::android::*
	cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo::::::iphone_os::*

Information

Published : 2020-07-02 04:15

Updated : 2020-07-14 09:34

NVD link : CVE-2020-15502

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15502

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

duckduckgo

duckduckgo

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