Plone up to 3.1.3 cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Plone up to 3.1.3 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.

The weakness was shared 11/03/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at plone.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5500 since 10/24/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77989 (CentOS 5 : conga (CESA-2014:1194)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122717 (CentOS Security Update for conga (CESA-2014:1194)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (77989). The entries 11635, 71838, 71834 and 71688 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77989
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : conga (CESA-2014:1194)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2014-1194
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Plone 3.1.4

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10/24/2012 🔍
11/06/2012 +13 days 🔍
11/03/2014 +727 days 🔍
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11/18/2014 +15 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +129 days 🔍
04/03/2022 +2564 days 🔍

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Advisory: RHSA-2014:1194
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5500 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 47156 - Plone Prior to 4.2.3 and 4.3 Prior to beta 1 Remote Security Restrictions Bypass via a Crafted Request, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56341

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Created: 03/27/2015 12:07
Updated: 04/03/2022 12:09
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (60), 06/12/2017 08:27 (6), 04/03/2022 12:02 (3), 04/03/2022 12:09 (2)
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