CVE-2021-31855 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Info in Messagelib
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 66.19%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 2
Latest updateMay 24
Description
KDE Messagelib through 5.17.0 reveals cleartext of encrypted messages in some situations. Deleting an attachment of a decrypted encrypted message stored on a remote server (e.g., an IMAP server) causes KMail to upload the decrypted content of the message to the remote server. With a crafted message, a user could be tricked into decrypting an encrypted message and then deleting an attachment attached to this message. If the attacker has access to the messages stored on the email server, then the …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2021-31855: kf5-messagelib - KDE Messagelib through 5.17.0 reveals cleartext of encrypted messages in some si...↗2021