CVE-2021-28117 describes a vulnerability in KDE Discover (versions prior to 5.21.3 and 5.18.7) where the application automatically creates links to potentially dangerous, non-HTTP/HTTPS URLs based on content from store.kde.org. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on integrity, requiring no user interaction. While the vulnerability is significant, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or notable community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.21.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:discover:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.