CVE-2024-50624
Publication date 28 October 2024
Last updated 9 September 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| kmail | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| kmail-account-wizard | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 4:23.08.5-0ubuntu3+esm1
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
|
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| kdepim | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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For bionic and later, the vulnerable code is in src/ispdb/ispdb.cpp of kmail-account-wizard. For xenial, the vulnerable code is in accountwizard/ispdb/ispdb.cpp of kdepim. For trusty, the vulnerable code is in accountwizard/ispdb/ispdb.cpp of kdepim-runtime.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.9 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Adjacent |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7729-1
- KDE PIM vulnerabilities
- 2 September 2025
- USN-7732-1
- KMail Account Wizard vulnerability
- 2 September 2025