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CVE-2013-2120

Improper Authentication

Published: Feb 11, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.4
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
1.2 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2120
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

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

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Paste_appletKde*4.10.5 (excluding)
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntulucid*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntuprecise*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntuquantal*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbunturaring*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntusaucy*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntuupstream*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntuutopic*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntuvivid*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntuwily*
Kdeplasma-addonsUbuntuyakkety*

Potential Mitigations

References

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