CVE-2018-6790 — An issue was discovered in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5
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.
Published
2018-02-07T02:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T06:10:11.350Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-02-07T02:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T06:10:11.350Z
09References
- cgit.kde.org — https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=5bc696b5abcdb460c1017592e80…
- cgit.kde.org — https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=8164beac15ea34ec0d1564f0557…
- phabricator.kde.org — https://phabricator.kde.org/D10188
- www.kde.org — https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.5-5.12.0-changelog.php
- access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2141
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