CVE-2020-7938: Plone Privilege Escallation
(updated )
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf
- github.com/plone/plone.restapi/issues/857
- github.com/plone/plone.restapi/pull/859
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-87.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7938
- plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
- plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installed
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1
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