Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-12755
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in the kio-extras package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
fishProtocol::establishConnection in fish/fish.cpp in KDE kio-extras through 20.04.0 makes a cacheAuthentication call even if the user had not set the keepPassword option. This may lead to unintended KWallet storage of a password.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | kio-extras | 4:20.08.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12755 |
| Debian:13 | kio-extras | 4:20.08.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12755 |
| Debian:14 | kio-extras | 4:20.08.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12755 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://commits.kde.org/kio-extras/d813cef3cecdec9af1532a40d677a203ff979145 x_refsource_CONFIRM