Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kdelibs-ktexteditor package, versions <6:4.14.8-10.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.09% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KDELIBSKTEXTEDITOR-2143868
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Feb 2018

Introduced: 8 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6790  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kdelibs-ktexteditor to version 6:4.14.8-10.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kdelibs-ktexteditor package and not the kdelibs-ktexteditor package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.