8.4
HIGH
CVE-2013-2120
KDE Paste Applet Password Generation Weakness
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 21, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-2120 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kde paste_applet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-2120.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-2120 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-2120 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce No Types Assigned https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:paste_applet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.10.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} 0.04%

score

0.60142

percentile

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