Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in KDE kmail



Published: 2020-07-27 | Updated: 2021-11-19
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-15954
CWE-ID CWE-319
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		kmail
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor KDE.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU34051

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15954

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3) engages in unencrypted POP3 communication during times when the UI indicates that encryption is in use.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

kmail: 19.12.3

External links

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423426
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00030.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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