CVE-2013-2120
HIGHKDE Paste Applet < 4.10.5 - Improper Authentication via Password Macro
Title source: llmDescription
The %{password(...)} macro in pastemacroexpander.cpp in the KDE Paste Applet before 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons does not properly generate passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6
Scores
CVSS v3
8.4
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
30.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
kde/paste_applet
< 4.10.5
Published
Feb 11, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026