Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Plone REST API
CVE-2020-7938

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Plone

Status
Plone
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2020

What is CVE-2020-7938?

The plone.restapi component within Plone versions 5.2.0 and 5.2.1 is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw allows authenticated users with specific privileges to gain escalated access rights, potentially enabling them to operate at the highest administrative level without proper authorization. It poses risks by allowing unauthorized modifications or access to sensitive data, highlighting the need for immediate attention and remediation in affected installations.

References

https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1
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https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-esca...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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