Plone up to 1.0.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Plone up to 1.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-5494. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Plone up to 1.0.5 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in python_scripts.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, related to "{u,}translate."

The weakness was released 09/30/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at plone.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5494 since 10/24/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11635, VDB-71688, VDB-71687 and VDB-71686. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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 🔍
09/30/2014 +706 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +177 days 🔍
03/13/2019 +1448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: plone.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71676
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/13/2019 11:51
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (47), 03/13/2019 11:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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