CVE-2018-19516 Other in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published 12 Mar 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

KDE Applications fails to properly restrict HTTP refresh headers, potentially allowing unintended navigation or content loading.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-19516?

CVE-2018-19516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer.cpp in messagelib in KDE Applications before 18.12.0 does not properly restrict the handling of an http-equiv="REFRESH" value.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kde Kde Applications.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19516?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-19516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19516, GHSA-3j3p-9qrf-3242, MGASA-2018-0476, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19516.