Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-6790
An issue was discovered in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp allows remote attackers to discover client IP addresses via a URL in a notification, as demonstrated by the src attribute of an IMG element.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2018-6790
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6790
0.39%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 57 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-6790
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-6790
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-6790
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https://phabricator.kde.org/D10188
⚙ D10188 Sanitise notification HTMLIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=5bc696b5abcdb460c1017592e80b2d7f6ed3107c
plasma-workspace.git - Plasma Workspace: Various Components needed to run a Plasma based environmentVendor Advisory
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https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=8164beac15ea34ec0d1564f0557fe3e742bdd938
plasma-workspace.git - Plasma Workspace: Various Components needed to run a Plasma based environmentVendor Advisory
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https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.5-5.12.0-changelog.php
Plasma 5.12.0 Complete Changelog - KDE.orgVendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2141
RHSA-2019:2141 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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