CVE-2013-2120
HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 11, 2020 at 07:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPaste Applet
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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.10.5
Affected range stops below 4.10.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dceCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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