CVE-2013-2120 json
The %{password(...)} macro in pastemacroexpander.cpp in the KDE Paste Applet before 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons does not properly generate p…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-2088
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- kde paste_applet 4.10.5
- kdeplasma-addons Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:5.3.2-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2120
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-2120 updated cvss 1.2
kdeplasma-addons: Weak passwords generated by PasteMacroExpander
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kdeplasma-addons, kdeplasma-addons-libsaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a KDE Paste Applet
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=969421
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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projects.kde.org
/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5
exploit, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6
exploit, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html
broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-2120
- NVD CVE-2013-2120
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