5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50624
KDE Kmail cleartext HTTP Configuration Retrieval Vulnerability
Description

ispdbservice.cpp in KDE Kmail before 6.2.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger use of an attacker-controlled mail server because cleartext HTTP is used for a URL such as http://autoconfig.example.com or http://example.com/.well-known/autoconfig for retrieving the configuration. This is related to kmail-account-wizard.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 28, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2024, 9:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-50624 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2024-50624.

URL Resource
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487882
https://invent.kde.org/pim/kmail-account-wizard/-/commit/9784f5ab41c3aff435d4a88afb25585180a62ee4
https://invent.kde.org/pim/kmail/-/tags
https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-50624 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-50624 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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-319
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description ispdbservice.cpp in KDE Kmail before 6.2.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger use of an attacker-controlled mail server because cleartext HTTP is used for a URL such as http://autoconfig.example.com or http://example.com/.well-known/autoconfig for retrieving the configuration. This is related to kmail-account-wizard.
    Added Reference MITRE https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487882 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://invent.kde.org/pim/kmail/-/tags [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://invent.kde.org/pim/kmail-account-wizard/-/commit/9784f5ab41c3aff435d4a88afb25585180a62ee4 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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