kde-workspace: Missing sanitization of notifications allows to leak client IP address via IMG element
Published Feb 7, 2018
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.09%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 5.12.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kde-settings-0:19-23.9.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kde-workspace-0:4.11.19-13.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kdelibs-6:4.14.8-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kmag-0:4.10.5-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
virtuoso-opensource-1:6.1.6-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdebase-workspace
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kde-settings-0:19-23.9.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2141 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kde-workspace-0:4.11.19-13.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2141 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kdelibs-6:4.14.8-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2141 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kmag-0:4.10.5-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2141 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | virtuoso-opensource-1:6.1.6-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2141 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdebase-workspace | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 80.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02127) | 79.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 58.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 77.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 76.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 74.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 73.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 33.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2141 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6790 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1543454 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=5bc696b5abcdb460c1017592e80b2d7f6ed3107c x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=8164beac15ea34ec0d1564f0557fe3e742bdd938 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6790
- https://phabricator.kde.org/D10188 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6790
- https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.5-5.12.0-changelog.php x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20180208-1.txt
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2141 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6790 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1543454 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=5bc696b5abcdb460c1017592e80b2d7f6ed3107c | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=8164beac15ea34ec0d1564f0557fe3e742bdd938 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6790 | ||
| https://phabricator.kde.org/D10188 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6790 | ||
| https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.5-5.12.0-changelog.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20180208-1.txt |
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