MitM attack in qBittorrent

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU100913

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51774

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application ignores certificate errors and proceeds with connection to such URLs. A remote attacker can perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

qBittorrent: 0.9.2 - 5.0.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:qbittorrent.org:qbittorrent:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:qbittorrent.org:qbittorrent:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:qbittorrent.org:qbittorrent:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://sharpsec.run/rce-vulnerability-in-qbittorrent/
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42004219

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.