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    CVE-2020-11879

    An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.

    Published:Apr 17, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 17, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00538
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Evolution

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High