What is CVE-2013-2120?

CVE-2013-2120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kde Paste Applet, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2013-2120?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Kde Paste Applet

CVE-2013-2120

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (43.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kde Paste_applet
N/a Kde Paste Applet — versions before 4.10.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2120?: CVE-2013-2120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kde Paste Applet, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2013-2120?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.