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title: "CVE-2018-6790\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-6790

Publication date 7 February 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6790?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6790?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kde-workspace | 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| plasma-workspace | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6790?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold)

Changes run-time behaviour of notifications in a way that is
likely to cause regression bugs.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| plasma-workspace | * Upstream:   [?id=5bc](https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=5bc696b5abcdb460c1017592e80b2d7f6ed3107c) * Upstream:   [?id=816](https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=8164beac15ea34ec0d1564f0557fe3e742bdd938) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6790)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6790)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-6790)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6790)

### Other references

* <https://phabricator.kde.org/D10188>
* <https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.5-5.12.0-changelog.php>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6790>