CVE-2020-11879
GNOME Evolution Local File Attachment DirectoryTraversal Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 17, 2020, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:58 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-11879.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2020-11879 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-11879 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784 Added Reference https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 29, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.35.91 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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=.bash_history value. 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11879 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-11879
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.17 }} 0.02%
score
0.53870
percentile