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CVE-2020-27748

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. When handling mailto: URIs, xdg-email allows attachments to be discreetly added via the URI when being passed to Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially send a victim a URI that automatically attaches a sensitive file to a new email. If a victim user does not notice that an attachment was added and sends the email, this could result in sensitive information disclosure. It has been confirmed that the code behind this issue is in xdg-email and not in Thunderbird.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xdg-utilsUbuntu
Fixed in:1.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.4USN-4649-1
Fixed in:1.1.2-1ubuntu2.4USN-4649-1
Fixed in:1.1.3-2ubuntu1.20.04.1USN-4649-1

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 InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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