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CVE-2020-11879

Published: Apr 17, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 16.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
evolutiongnome
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784
gitlab.gnome.org
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS
gitlab.gnome.org
https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf
nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Timeline

Published
Apr 17, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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