CVE-2021-28117

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.)

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/KDE/discover/commit/fcd3b30552bf03a384b1a16f9bb8db029c111356	Patch
https://github.com/KDE/discover/releases	Third Party Advisory
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/discover/commit/94478827aab63d2e2321f0ca9ec5553718798e60	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20210310-1.txt	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://userbase.kde.org/Discover	Product Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kde:discover:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Dec 2023, 16:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/KDE/discover/commit/fcd3b30552bf03a384b1a16f9bb8db029c111356 -~~	() https://github.com/KDE/discover/commit/fcd3b30552bf03a384b1a16f9bb8db029c111356 - Patch

16 Nov 2023, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://github.com/KDE/discover/commit/fcd3b30552bf03a384b1a16f9bb8db029c111356 -

Information

Published : 2021-03-20 21:15

Updated : 2024-10-15 18:35

NVD link : CVE-2021-28117

Mitre link : CVE-2021-28117

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-28117

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kde

discover

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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