Plone up to 4.2.1 privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Plone up to 4.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4189. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Plone up to 4.2.1 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 03/11/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at plone.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4189 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86205), SecurityFocus (BID 61544†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41149†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-66596, VDB-66595, VDB-66594 and VDB-66593. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/12/2013 🔍
07/31/2013 +49 days 🔍
07/31/2013 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2013 +20 days 🔍
03/11/2014 +203 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +378 days 🔍
05/07/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: plone.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66586
X-Force: 86205
SecurityFocus: 61544 - RETIRED: Plone Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 41149 - Plone 2.1 - 4.1, 4.2.x - 4.2.5, 4.3.x - 4.3.1 Remote Priviledge Escalation due to Improper Authorization, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/07/2026 09:49
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (52), 05/09/2017 10:21 (4), 05/07/2026 09:49 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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