CVE-2016-7968 describes a vulnerability in KMail versions 5.3.0 and later, where the QWebEngine-based HTML viewer executed unsanitized JavaScript embedded in email content. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) allows for low-impact compromise of confidentiality and integrity without user interaction, as an attacker could send a specially crafted email to trigger the exploit. Despite its potential, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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