CVE-2020-11880

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.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.37%

Vendor Advisory kde.org Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://cgit.kde.org/kmail.git/commit/?id=2a348eccd352260f192d9b449492071bbf2b34b1	vendor advisory patch
https://cgit.kde.org/kmail.git/tag/?h=v19.12.3	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11880?: CVE-2020-11880 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11880?: To fix CVE-2020-11880, 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-2020-11880 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-11880 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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