Data Exposure in DuckDuckGo Apps for Android and iOS
CVE-2020-15502

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Duckduckgo

Status
Duckduckgo
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 July 2020

What is CVE-2020-15502?

The DuckDuckGo application for Android and iOS sends hostnames of visited websites within HTTPS .ico requests to the duckduckgo.com domain, potentially exposing users' visit data. Despite the vendor's assertion that the favicon service follows a strict privacy policy, the behavior raises concerns about user data confidentiality and the potential for unwanted data collection.

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References

https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/blob/e2f2d54a6b4452...
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https://github.com/duckduckgo/iOS/blob/1ae03d7221180bd679...
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23708166
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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