CVE-2018-6790

An issue was discovered in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp allows remote attackers to discover client IP addresses via a URL in a notification, as demonstrated by the src attribute of an IMG element.

Published: 2018-02-07 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-6790 is rated Low Risk (36.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6790

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-28 0.39% 0.22% -0.17%
2 2025-11-21 0.32% 0.39% +0.07%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-6790

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-6790

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-6790

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-6790 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (plasma-workspace), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6790
gentoo normal CVE-2018-6790: 1 GLSA(s) (201803-09), 1 atom(s) (kde-plasma/plasma-workspace); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2018-6790
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6790
ubuntu low CVE-2018-6790 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (kde-workspace, plasma-workspace), 8 status rows across 4 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6790

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-6790

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kde plasma-workspace < 5.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-6790

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