Privilege Escalation in Plone Content Types by Plone
CVE-2020-7941

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Plone

Status
Plone
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2020

What is CVE-2020-7941?

A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes enables users to overwrite existing content without having the necessary write permissions. This flaw exists in multiple versions of Plone, specifically from 4.3 to 5.2.1, posing a significant risk to content integrity. Organizations using these versions should apply the security hotfix promptly to safeguard against potential misuse.

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:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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