CVE-2020-11879
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.54%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-11879
To remediate CVE-2020-11879, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.36.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-11879 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.36.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |