CVE-2018-6790

kde-workspace: Missing sanitization of notifications allows to leak client IP address via IMG element

Published Feb 7, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18537 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.
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:10 AM
Reserved
Feb 6, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 7, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 8, 2018, 12:00 AM