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CVE-2004-1158

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-1158 describes a "window injection" vulnerability in Konqueror 3.x, including versions up to 3.2.2-6, and potentially other versions, affecting various Linux distributions like Fedora Core and Mandrake Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof legitimate websites by injecting content from one window into another target window or tab, even if they originate from different domains, provided the target window's name is known. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 88/100. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known exploits available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. However, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting ongoing awareness or interest, though it lacks media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0272 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-1158Important

security flaw

Dec 8, 2004

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/13254
secunia.com / advisories/13477
secunia.com / advisories/13486
secunia.com / advisories/13560
secunia.com / multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test
ExploitVendor Advisory
secunia.com / secunia_research/2004-13/advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11056
kde.org / info/security/advisory-20041213-1.txt
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_01_sr.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html
securityfocus.com / bid/11853
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory