CVE-2022-23853

The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor before 5.91.0 tries to execute the associated LSP server binary when opening a file of a given type. If this binary is absent from the PATH, it will try running the LSP server binary in the directory of the file that was just opened (due to a misunderstanding of the QProcess API, that was never intended). This can be an untrusted directory.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://apps.kde.org/kate/	Product Vendor Advisory
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20220131-1.txt	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-21

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kde:kate::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:kde:ktexteditor::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-02-11 18:15

Updated : 2024-01-15 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-23853

Mitre link : CVE-2022-23853

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-23853

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kde

kate
ktexteditor

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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