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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-7968

Assigner-mitre

Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At-23 Dec, 2016 | 22:00

Updated At-06 Aug, 2024 | 02:13

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:mitre

Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At:23 Dec, 2016 | 22:00

Updated At:06 Aug, 2024 | 02:13

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.

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Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

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References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360

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vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

x_transferred

▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:cve@mitre.org

Published At:23 Dec, 2016 | 22:59

Updated At:12 Apr, 2025 | 10:46

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
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Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary	2.0	7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 3.0

Base score: 6.5

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 7.5

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

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

CPE Matches

KDE

>>kmail>>Versions up to 5.3.0(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-94	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-94

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-3.txt	nvd@nist.gov	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Third Party Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Third Party Advisory

VDB Entry

Hyperlink: https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-3.txt

Source: nvd@nist.gov

Resource:

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Resource:

Third Party Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Resource:

Third Party Advisory

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