CVE-2013-4198: Plone's authenticated users able to alter their password despite of policy definition

May 17, 2022 (updated October 18, 2024)

mail_password.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the prohibition on password changes via the forgotten password email functionality.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978480
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v
github.com/plone/Plone
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-62.yaml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4198
pypi.org/project/Products.PloneHotfix20130618

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