Vulnerability in KDE Kate
CVE-2022-23853
The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor before 5.91.0 tries to execute the associated LSP server binary when opening a file of a given type. If this binary is absent from the PATH, it will try running the LSP server binary in the directory of the file that was just opened (due to a misunderstanding of the QProcess API, that was never intended). This can be an untrusted directory.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- apps.kde.org/kate/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- kde.org/info/security/advisory-20220131-1.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-21 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23853?
- CVE-2022-23853 is a high-severity vulnerability in KDE Kate, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23853?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.