CVE-2013-2120: Kde Paste Applet

High severity, CVSS 8.4. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Kde Paste Applet: before 4.10.5 (fixed in 4.10.5)

Published 2020-02-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.