kdeplasma-addons: Weak passwords generated by PasteMacroExpander
Published Feb 11, 2020
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product KDE Paste Applet Defaultn/a
- Version before 4.10.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | KDE Paste Applet | n/a |
|
- < 4.10.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdeplasma-addons
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdeplasma-addons | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 44.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 41.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 62.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 60.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2120 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2120
- https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2120
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2120 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2120 | ||
| https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2120 |
Change history (0)
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