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Low severity · published Feb 11, 2024
CVE-2024-1433
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE Plasma Workspace up to 5.93.0
3.7
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PL
Plasma-workspace · Kde
through 5.93.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
PL
Plasma-workspace
Kde
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1433
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1433
Patch
https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.253407
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