CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-11880

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in KDE KMail before 19.12.3. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make KMail attach local files to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=.bash_history value.

How to fix

Remediation Available
kmailDebian
Fixed in:4:20.04.1-1CVE-2020-11880
Fixed in:4:20.04.1-1CVE-2020-11880
Fixed in:4:20.04.1-1CVE-2020-11880
Fixed in:4:20.04.1-1CVE-2020-11880
accountwizardUbuntu
Fixed in:4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-7729-1
kdepimUbuntu
Fixed in:4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-7729-1
Fixed in:4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-7729-1
kmailUbuntu
Fixed in:4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-7729-1
Fixed in:4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-7729-1
Fixed in:4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-7731-1
Fixed in:4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-7731-1
libkf5messageviewer5Ubuntu
Fixed in:4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-7729-1
libkf5templateparser5Ubuntu
Fixed in:4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-7729-1
libmessageviewer4Ubuntu
Fixed in:4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-7729-1
libtemplateparser4Ubuntu
Fixed in:4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-7729-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days
54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

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