Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kde-workspace-devel package, versions <0:4.11.19-13.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.09% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KDEWORKSPACEDEVEL-1513486
  • 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 RHEL:7 kde-workspace-devel to version 0:4.11.19-13.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2141.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kde-workspace-devel package and not the kde-workspace-devel 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.