Improper Input Validation Affecting kdelibs-apidocs package, versions <6:4.14.8-10.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KDELIBSAPIDOCS-8009617
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed8 Feb 2018

Introduced: 8 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6790  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kdelibs-apidocs to version 6:4.14.8-10.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2141.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kdelibs-apidocs package and not the kdelibs-apidocs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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.