CVE-2020-11880
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CVE-2020-11880 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kde | Kmail | < 19.12.3 |
References
- https://cgit.kde.org/kmail.git/commit/?id=2a348eccd352260f192d9b449492071bbf2b34b1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://cgit.kde.org/kmail.git/tag/?h=v19.12.3Vendor Advisory
- https://cgit.kde.org/kmail.git/commit/?id=2a348eccd352260f192d9b449492071bbf2b34b1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://cgit.kde.org/kmail.git/tag/?h=v19.12.3Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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