# CVE-2024-1433: KDE Plasma Workspace Theme File eventpluginsmanager.cpp enabledPlugins path traversal

> Attackers with write access or installed themes can exploit path traversal in KDE Plasma to read or modify files via plugin IDs.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 24 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6g65-3cf7-chxv, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1433

## What is CVE-2024-1433?

CVE-2024-1433 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in KDE Plasma Workspace, published on 11 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1433?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kde Plasma-Workspace.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1433 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in KDE Plasma Workspace

- [CVE-2024-36041](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36041/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2018-6790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6790/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2015-1307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1307/): Other in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1433 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in KDE Plasma Workspace, published on 11 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: KDE Plasma Workspace. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1433/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1433

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1433/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.