CVE-2021-28117

Published: Mar 20, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

libdiscover/backends/KNSBackend/KNSResource.cpp in KDE Discover before 5.21.3 automatically creates links to potentially dangerous URLs (that are neither https:// nor http://) based on the content of the store.kde.org web site. (5.18.7 is also a fixed version.)

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

kde

oss-project·DEaka kde community

discoverDesktop App

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/KDE/discover/commit/fcd3b30552bf03a384b1a16f9bb8db029c111356

github.com

https://github.com/KDE/discover/releases

github.com

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/discover/commit/94478827aab63d2e2321f0ca9ec5553718798e60

invent.kde.org

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