CVE-2013-7252

Exp

kwalletd in KWallet before KDE Applications 14.12.0 uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC mode when encrypting the password store, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords via a codebook attack.

Published: 2015-01-18 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-7252 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.15%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-7252

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7252

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.43% 2.15% +1.72%
2 2026-04-23 0.53% 0.43% -0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7252

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-7252

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-7252

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2013-7252: 1 GLSA(s) (201606-19), 1 atom(s) (kde-apps/kwalletd); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-7252
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7252
ubuntu low CVE-2013-7252 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (kde-runtime, kdebase-runtime), 16 status rows across 8 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic): DNE 8, ignored 5, needs-triage 2, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7252

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7252

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kde kde_applications <= 14.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7252

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