Description
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
References
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0157 vendor-advisory
- USN-1723-1 vendor-advisory
- 52217 third-party-advisory
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
- [oss-security] 20121204 Re: CVE Request -- Qt (x < 4.8.4): QML XmlHttpRequest insecure redirection mailing-list
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C40034
- [Announce] 20121130 Qt Project Security Advisory: QML XmlHttpRequest Insecure Redirection mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0154 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0143 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883415