Plone up to 1.0.5 response splitting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Plone up to 1.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to response splitting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-5486. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Plone up to 1.0.5 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a response splitting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-113. The product receives data from an HTTP agent/component (e.g., web server, proxy, browser, etc.), but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CR and LF characters before the data is included in outgoing HTTP headers. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ZPublisher.HTTPRequest._scrubHeader in Zope 2 before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.3 beta 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via a linefeed (LF) character.

The weakness was presented 09/30/2014 by Richard Mitchell (DiGiT) with Plone Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at plone.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5486 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (77989), SecurityFocus (BID 56341†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46125†). See VDB-11635, VDB-71838, VDB-71834 and VDB-71688 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Response splitting
CWE: CWE-113 / CWE-93 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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 1.0.6

Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
10/30/2012 +6 days 🔍
09/16/2014 +686 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +1 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +13 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +177 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1194
Researcher: Richard Mitchell (DiGiT)
Organization: Plone Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71668

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SecurityFocus: 56341 - Plone and Zope Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 46125 - Plone 0.2.12 Remote Security Bypass due to Flawed Sanitization of HTTP Headers - CVE-2012-5486, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/29/2022 13:53
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (61), 06/06/2017 08:28 (12), 03/29/2022 13:48 (3), 03/29/2022 13:53 (1)
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