CVE-2020-12755: kde kio-extras
CVSS: 3.3v3.1LowModified
AliasesMGASA-2020-0371UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12755DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12755
Published 09-05-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-12755 is a low (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability in kde kio-extras. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 09-05-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
fishProtocol::establishConnection in fish/fish.cpp in KDE kio-extras through 20.04.0 makes a cacheAuthentication call even if the user had not set the keepPassword option. This may lead to unintended KWallet storage of a password.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsLow 3.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Low 2.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.37%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- kio-extras< 4:20.08.3-1
Kde1 product
- kio-extras≤ 20.04.0
Mageia1 product
- kio-extras< 19.04.0-1.1.mga7
Ubuntu1 product
- kio-extrasAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
7 links- commits.kde.org/kio-extras/d813cef3cecdec9af1532a40d677a203ff979145X Refsource CONFIRMREPORTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory