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CVE-2016-7968

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Published: Dec 23, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.5
Source: NVD

Description

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.

Affected (1)

Products: Kde: Kmail
Kde
1 product
Kmail
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Kmail
Up to 5.3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (5)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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