CVE-2024-50624 (CVSS 5.9)

Description

ispdbservice.cpp in KDE Kmail before 6.2.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger use of an attacker-controlled mail server because cleartext HTTP is used for a URL such as http://autoconfig.example.com or http://example.com/.well-known/autoconfig for retrieving the configuration. This is related to kmail-account-wizard.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-319 CWE-319

References

Other References

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487882 https://invent.kde.org/pim/kmail-account-wizard/-/commit/9784f5ab41c3aff435d4a88afb25585180a62ee4 https://invent.kde.org/pim/kmail/-/tags https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00048.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50624? +

ispdbservice.cpp in KDE Kmail before 6.2.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger use of an attacker-controlled mail server because cleartext HTTP is used for a URL such as http://autoconfig.example.com or http://example.com/.well-known/autoconfig for retrieving the configuration. This is related to kmail-account-wizard. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-50624? +

CVE-2024-50624 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-50624? +

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