Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Kmail Account Wizard - CVE-2024-50624
Published: September 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114758
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50624
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: KDE.org
Affected software:
Kmail Account Wizard
Kmail Account Wizard
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information in ispdbservice.cpp, e.g. HTTP protocol is used for a URL such as http://autoconfig.example.com or http://example.com/.well-known/autoconfig for retrieving the configuration. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50624
Install updates from vendor's website.