KDE Applications up to 18.11.x messagelib defaultrenderer.cpp http-equiv input validation
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in KDE Applications up to 18.11.x. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer.cpp of the component messagelib. The manipulation of the argument http-equiv
with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer.cpp in messagelib in KDE Applications before 18.12.0 does not properly restrict the handling of an http-equiv="REFRESH" value.
The weakness was released 03/12/2020. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-19516 since 11/23/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119273 (FreeBSD : messagelib -- HTML email can open browser window automatically (c7b1af20-f34f-11e8-9cde-e0d55e2a8bf9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 18.12.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119273).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 119273
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : messagelib -- HTML email can open browser window automatically (c7b1af20-f34f-11e8-9cde-e0d55e2a8bf9)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Applications 18.12.0
Patch: cgit.kde.org
Timeline
11/23/2018 🔍11/28/2018 🔍
11/29/2018 🔍
03/12/2020 🔍
03/13/2020 🔍
04/13/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kde.orgAdvisory: cgit.kde.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-19516 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 03/13/2020 13:52Updated: 04/13/2024 12:06
Changes: 03/13/2020 13:52 (41), 03/13/2020 13:57 (26), 04/13/2024 12:06 (19)
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