CVE-2024-1433
KDE Plasma Workspace Theme File eventpluginsmanager.cpp enabledPlugins path traversal
Published Feb 11, 2024
CVSS 3.1 · 3.1 Low
EPSS < 1%
KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE Plasma Workspace up to 5.93.0. This affects the function EventPluginsManager::enabledPlugins of the file components/calendar/eventpluginsmanager.cpp of the component Theme File Handler. The manipulation of the argument pluginId leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The patch is named 6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-253407. NOTE: This requires write access to user's home or the installation of third party global themes.
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EUVD-2024-17187 | A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE Plasma Workspace up to 5.93.0. This affects the function EventPluginsManager::enabledPlugins of the file components/calendar/eventpluginsmanager.cpp of the component Theme File Handler. The manipulation of the argument pluginId leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The patch is named 6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-253407. NOTE: This requires write access to user's home or the installation of third party global themes. |
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
User Interaction Required
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
User Interaction Required
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.788% probability within 30 days)
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial
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Apr 24, 2025 4:15 PM
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Kde plasma-workspace |
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