Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when Use proxy is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.
Weakness
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telegram_desktop | Telegram | 1.3.16-alpha (including) | 1.3.16-alpha (including) |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | disco | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Telegram-desktop | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/102.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/474.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/50.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/509.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/551.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/555.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/560.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/561.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/600.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/644.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/645.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/652.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html