CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-17613

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Sep 28, 2018 | Modified: Oct 03, 2019
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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)

Potential Mitigations

References