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CVE-2012-5486: HTTP header injection in Plone and Zope2

July 23, 2018 (updated October 11, 2024)

ZPublisher.HTTPRequest._scrubHeader in Zope 2 before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.3 beta 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via a linefeed (LF) character.

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1194
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5486
  • bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/930812
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878939
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-77hv-8796-8ccp
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-28.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/zope2/PYSEC-2014-73.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5486
  • plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106
  • plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/02

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.13.19

Fixed versions

  • 2.13.19

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.13.19 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Source file

pypi/Zope2/CVE-2012-5486.yml

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