Reviews for KeePassXC-Browser
KeePassXC-Browser by KeePassXC Team
Review by aWalker
Rated 2 out of 5
by aWalker, 4 years agoIt's really a convenience to use this add-on with KeePassXC. But, there been an issue that has been raised several months back :
In my case
Firefox 83
KeePassXC-Browser 1.7.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
`keepassxc-proxy` makes tcp connections to remote servers over internet & transfers data(with 36+ KB/s speed) without user permission under Linux root privileges.
tcp 0 0 192.168.42.245:52470 117.18.237.29:80 ESTABLISHED 20559/keepassxc-pro
tcp 0 392 192.168.42.245:34738 209.216.230.240:443 ESTABLISHED 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 1 0 192.168.42.245:49194 172.67.146.206:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 1 0 192.168.42.245:53060 104.20.214.50:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 1 0 192.168.42.245:60362 172.67.153.104:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 25 0 192.168.42.245:39074 151.101.113.137:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 7890 0 192.168.42.245:34738 209.216.230.240:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
simple ip2location domain :
104.20.214.50 .... CloudFlare Inc.
117.18.237.29 .... edgecast.com
151.101.113.137 .. fastly.com
172.67.146.206 ... CloudFlare Inc.
172.67.153.104 ... CloudFlare Inc.
209.216.230.240 .. M5 Computer Security
I tried several times, had to lock password-DB out of fear.
This bug/issue is not addressed by Firefox, claim KeePassXC team on their issue-tracker-logs.
I'm in a limbo, is Firefox breaching user privacy without their knowledge; what data is being transferred to remote servers by keepassxc-proxy?
Should I abandon Firefox; isn't it the most secure (or configurable) browser out there?
Should I change passwords of hundreds of accounts now?
I'm using AutoTyping where ever it's possible & often wished they had auto-type separately for Username & Password; you know for pages like firefox or google account logins.
cheers
In my case
Firefox 83
KeePassXC-Browser 1.7.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
`keepassxc-proxy` makes tcp connections to remote servers over internet & transfers data(with 36+ KB/s speed) without user permission under Linux root privileges.
tcp 0 0 192.168.42.245:52470 117.18.237.29:80 ESTABLISHED 20559/keepassxc-pro
tcp 0 392 192.168.42.245:34738 209.216.230.240:443 ESTABLISHED 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 1 0 192.168.42.245:49194 172.67.146.206:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 1 0 192.168.42.245:53060 104.20.214.50:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 1 0 192.168.42.245:60362 172.67.153.104:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 25 0 192.168.42.245:39074 151.101.113.137:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
tcp 7890 0 192.168.42.245:34738 209.216.230.240:443 CLOSE_WAIT 20225/keepassxc-pro
simple ip2location domain :
104.20.214.50 .... CloudFlare Inc.
117.18.237.29 .... edgecast.com
151.101.113.137 .. fastly.com
172.67.146.206 ... CloudFlare Inc.
172.67.153.104 ... CloudFlare Inc.
209.216.230.240 .. M5 Computer Security
I tried several times, had to lock password-DB out of fear.
This bug/issue is not addressed by Firefox, claim KeePassXC team on their issue-tracker-logs.
I'm in a limbo, is Firefox breaching user privacy without their knowledge; what data is being transferred to remote servers by keepassxc-proxy?
Should I abandon Firefox; isn't it the most secure (or configurable) browser out there?
Should I change passwords of hundreds of accounts now?
I'm using AutoTyping where ever it's possible & often wished they had auto-type separately for Username & Password; you know for pages like firefox or google account logins.
cheers
Developer response
posted 4 years agoThis is not the first time the issues rises its head from the depths.
Here's the KeePassXC-Browser issue: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc-browser/issues/100
And here's the Mozilla one: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1463873
Again: this is a Firefox bug. If you look the connections keepassxc-proxy makes with Chromium-based browsers, you'll see none.
And to clarify: keepassxc-proxy does not make any connections. These are file descriptors that are leaking from the parent process (Firefox).
Here's the KeePassXC-Browser issue: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc-browser/issues/100
And here's the Mozilla one: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1463873
Again: this is a Firefox bug. If you look the connections keepassxc-proxy makes with Chromium-based browsers, you'll see none.
And to clarify: keepassxc-proxy does not make any connections. These are file descriptors that are leaking from the parent process (Firefox).