CVE-2020-12755

Description

fishProtocol::establishConnection in fish/fish.cpp in KDE kio-extras through 20.04.0 makes a cacheAuthentication call even if the user had not set the keepPassword option. This may lead to unintended KWallet storage of a password.

3.3

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://commits.kde.org/kio-extras/d813cef3cecdec9af1532a40d677a203ff979145	mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12755?: CVE-2020-12755 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12755?: To fix CVE-2020-12755, 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-2020-12755 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-12755 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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