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CVE-2012-5507: Moderate severity vulnerability that affects Plone and Zope2

July 23, 2018 (updated October 11, 2024)

AccessControl/AuthEncoding.py in Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via vectors involving timing discrepancies in password validation.

References

  • bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3qpr-7rmg-73v8
  • github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-49.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/zope2/PYSEC-2014-75.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5507
  • plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106
  • plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/23

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.3a1 before 4.3b1, all versions starting from 3.2.2 before 4.2.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.2.3
  • 4.3b1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.2.3, 4.3b1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Source file

pypi/Plone/CVE-2012-5507.yml

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