Vulnerability in GNOME Evolution
CVE-2020-11879
An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.028 · change: +0.001
Affected products
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784 (Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS (Third Party Advisory)
- www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-pape… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11879?
- CVE-2020-11879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Evolution. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11879?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.