Information disclosure in Duckduckgo
CVE-2020-15502
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/duckduckgo/Android/blob/e2f2d54a6b4452277467db403a3546512401b493/app… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/duckduckgo/iOS/blob/1ae03d7221180bd6791cf6f7f06922a96335cf75/Core/Ap… (Third Party Advisory)
- news.ycombinator.com/item (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/duckduckgo/Android/issues/527 (Third Party Advisory)
- news.ycombinator.com/item (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15502?
- CVE-2020-15502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Duckduckgo, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15502?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.