CVE-2020-11879

evolution: attaching local filed/directories to composed email can lead to unintended information disclosure

Published Apr 17, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4219 An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:42 AM
Reserved
Apr 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 17, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 17, 2020, 12:00 AM