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CVE-2012-5490: Plone Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated October 9, 2024)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in kssdevel.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-q46g-v7r4-9vhr
  • github.com/plone/Plone
  • github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-32.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5490
  • plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106
  • plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/06

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.3a0 before 4.3b1, all versions before 4.2.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.2.3
  • 4.3b1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.2.3, 4.3b1 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/Plone/CVE-2012-5490.yml

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