CVE-2020-15502

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15502?
CVE-2020-15502 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15502?
To fix CVE-2020-15502, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15502 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-15502 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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