kdepim: JavaScript execution in HTML Mails
Published Dec 23, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.17%
Description
KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdepim
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdepim
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdepim3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kdepim
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdepim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdepim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdepim3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kdepim | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of kdepim as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 66.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 63.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 45.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 31.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 29.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7968 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382293 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7968
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7968
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-3.txt Vendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7968 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382293 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7968 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7968 | ||
| https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-3.txt | Vendor Advisory |
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