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CVE-2020-7941: Plone Unauthenticated Write Vulnerability

May 24, 2022 (updated October 18, 2024)

A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6g9-xccc-347h
  • github.com/plone/plone.app.contenttypes
  • github.com/plone/plone.app.contenttypes/blob/master/CHANGES.rst?plain=1
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-90.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7941
  • plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
  • plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-for-overwriting-content
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.3 up to 5.2.1

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Source file

pypi/Plone/CVE-2020-7941.yml

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