VDB-71672 · CVE-2012-5490 · BID 56341

Plone up to 1.0.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Plone up to 1.0.5. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5490. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Plone up to 1.0.5 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in kssdevel.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/30/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at plone.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5490 since 10/24/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 56341†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46130†). The entries VDB-11635, VDB-71688, VDB-71687 and VDB-71686 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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 🔍
09/17/2014 +687 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +13 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +177 days 🔍
06/06/2017 +803 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: plone.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71672
SecurityFocus: 56341
Vulnerability Center: 46130 - Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 Remote Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability- CVE-2012-5490, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 06/06/2017 08:29
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (54), 06/06/2017 08:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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