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TI-2024-01338 Aliases CVE-2024-1433GHSA-6g65-3cf7-chxv

KDE Plasma Workspace Theme File eventpluginsmanager.cpp enabledPlugins path traversal

Priority LOW 19CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00788 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
KDEPlasma Workspace5.0; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 5.12; 5.13; 5.14; 5.15; 5.16; 5.17; 5.18; 5.19; 5.20; 5.21; 5.22; 5.23; 5.24; 5.25; 5.26; 5.27; 5.28; 5.29; 5.30; 5.31; 5.32; 5.33; 5.34; 5.35; 5.36; 5.37; 5.38; 5.39; 5.40; 5.41; 5.42; 5.43; 5.44; 5.45; 5.46; 5.47; 5.48; 5.49; 5.50; 5.51; 5.52; 5.53; 5.54; 5.55; 5.56; 5.57; 5.58; 5.59; 5.60; 5.61; 5.62; 5.63; 5.64; 5.65; 5.66; 5.67; 5.68; 5.69; 5.70; 5.71; 5.72; 5.73; 5.74; 5.75; 5.76; 5.77; 5.78; 5.79; 5.80; 5.81; 5.82; 5.83; 5.84; 5.85; 5.86; 5.87; 5.88; 5.89; 5.90; 5.91; 5.92; 5.93—No fix listedCNA
  • Plasma Workspace VendorKDE Affected 5.0; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 5.12; 5.13; 5.14; 5.15; 5.16; 5.17; 5.18; 5.19; 5.20; 5.21; 5.22; 5.23; 5.24; 5.25; 5.26; 5.27; 5.28; 5.29; 5.30; 5.31; 5.32; 5.33; 5.34; 5.35; 5.36; 5.37; 5.38; 5.39; 5.40; 5.41; 5.42; 5.43; 5.44; 5.45; 5.46; 5.47; 5.48; 5.49; 5.50; 5.51; 5.52; 5.53; 5.54; 5.55; 5.56; 5.57; 5.58; 5.59; 5.60; 5.61; 5.62; 5.63; 5.64; 5.65; 5.66; 5.67; 5.68; 5.69; 5.70; 5.71; 5.72; 5.73; 5.74; 5.75; 5.76; 5.77; 5.78; 5.79; 5.80; 5.81; 5.82; 5.83; 5.84; 5.85; 5.86; 5.87; 5.88; 5.89; 5.90; 5.91; 5.92; 5.93 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.93.0VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.93.0 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1433
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g65-3cf7-chxv

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-23897 KSmserver in KDE Plasma Workspace (aka plasma-workspace) before 5.27.11.1 and 6.x before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-04967 An issue was discovered in soliduiserver/deviceserviceaction.cpp in KDE Plasma Workspace… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2016-02082 Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2018-04966 An issue was discovered in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2015-01187 kde-workspace 4.2.0 and plasma-workspace before 5.1.95 allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2015-01186 plasma-workspace before 5.1.95 allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via a Trojan horse Look and Feel package. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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