CVE-2018-6790 is a vulnerability in KDE Plasma Workspace before version 5.12.0, specifically within the notifications engine. It allows remote attackers to discover client IP addresses by embedding a URL, such as in an IMG element's src attribute, within a notification. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack that can be executed remotely without user interaction, leading to a low impact on confidentiality. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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