CVE-2022-23853

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory kde.org Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-23853?
CVE-2022-23853 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-23853?
To fix CVE-2022-23853, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-23853 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-23853 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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