3.7
LOW
CVE-2024-1433
KDE Plasma Workspace Directory Traversal Credential Exposure
Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE Plasma Workspace up to 5.93.0. This affects the function EventPluginsManager::enabledPlugins of the file components/calendar/eventpluginsmanager.cpp of the component Theme File Handler. The manipulation of the argument pluginId leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The patch is named 6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-253407. NOTE: This requires write access to user's home or the installation of third party global themes.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-1433 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 plasma-workspace
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-2024-1433.

URL Resource
https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01 Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407 Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.253407 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01 Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407 Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.253407 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.253407
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01 No Types Assigned https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.253407 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.253407 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.93.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE Plasma Workspace up to 5.93.0. This affects the function EventPluginsManager::enabledPlugins of the file components/calendar/eventpluginsmanager.cpp of the component Theme File Handler. The manipulation of the argument pluginId leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The patch is named 6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-253407. NOTE: This requires write access to user's home or the installation of third party global themes.
    Added Reference VulDB https://vuldb.com/?id.253407 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VulDB https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VulDB https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE VulDB CWE-22
    Added CVSS V2 VulDB (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 VulDB AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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.

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.21199

percentile

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