# Exploit Title: Metadata and potential password leak in aria2 # Date: 2019-01-02 # Exploit Author: Dhiraj Mishra # Software Link: https://github.com/aria2/aria2 # Version: aria2 1.33.1 # Tested on: Linux 4.15.0-38-generic # CVE: CVE-2019-3500 ## Summary aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol command-line utility, which leaks data or potential password via `--log=` attribute for HTTP based authentication which might allow local attackers to obtain sensitive information. It was observed that URL's which gets downloaded via `--log=` attribute storeas sensitive information. Example: aria2c --log=file https://user:passwd@example.com/ Thank you -- Regards *Dhiraj Mishra.*GPG ID : 51720F56 | Finger Print : 1F6A FC7B 05AA CF29 8C1C ED65 3233 4D18 5172 0F56