8.4

CVE-2013-2120: kde paste_applet Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2013-2120DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2120
Published 11-02-2020Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-2120 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Improper Authentication vulnerability in kde paste_applet. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 11-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.56% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • kdeplasma-addons< 4:5.3.2-2
Kde1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • kdeplasma-addons< 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1 | < 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

9 links