CVE-2018-6790

Description

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kde.org Vendor Advisory kde.org Vendor Advisory kde.org Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=5bc696b5abcdb460c1017592e80b2d7f6ed3107c vendor advisory
https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=8164beac15ea34ec0d1564f0557fe3e742bdd938 vendor advisory
https://phabricator.kde.org/D10188 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.5-5.12.0-changelog.php vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2141 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6790?
CVE-2018-6790 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6790?
To fix CVE-2018-6790, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6790 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-6790 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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