VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-2120

CVSS score8.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references