Plone up to 4.2.1 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Plone up to 4.2.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4191. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Plone up to 4.2.1 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

zip.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 does not properly enforce access restrictions when including content in a zip archive, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a generated archive.

The weakness was presented 03/11/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at plone.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4191 since 06/12/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 (86207), SecurityFocus (BID 61544†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41150†). See VDB-66596, VDB-66595, VDB-66594 and VDB-66593 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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06/12/2013 🔍
07/31/2013 +49 days 🔍
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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-2013-4191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66588
X-Force: 86207
SecurityFocus: 61544 - RETIRED: Plone Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 41150 - Plone 2.1 - 4.1, 4.2.x - 4.2.5, 4.3.x - 4.3.1 Remote Security Bypass and Information Leakage via Vulnerability in zip.py, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/07/2026 12:26
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (55), 05/09/2017 10:21 (4), 05/07/2026 12:26 (17)
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