What is CVE-2018-17613?

CVE-2018-17613 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Telegram Telegram_desktop, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-17613?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Telegram Telegram_desktop

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.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Telegram Telegram_desktop — versions 1.3.16
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17613?: CVE-2018-17613 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Telegram Telegram_desktop, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-17613?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.