Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affecting KDE/libksieve package, versions [,23.03.80)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-KDELIBKSIEVE-6692206
  • published 29 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 29 Apr 2024
  • credit Jonas Schäfer

How to fix?

Upgrade KDE/libksieve to version 23.03.80 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File due to the improper handling of sensitive information in session.cpp, where a username variable is mistakenly assigned a password value. An attacker can gain access to cleartext passwords by reviewing server logs.