Plone up to 1.0.5 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Plone up to 1.0.5. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-5498. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Plone up to 1.0.5 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

queryCatalog.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to bypass caching and cause a denial of service via a crafted request to a collection.

The weakness was published 09/30/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at plone.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5498 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46344†). Similar entries are available at VDB-11635, VDB-71838, VDB-71834 and VDB-71688. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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 🔍
11/06/2012 +13 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +693 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2014 +5 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +172 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1194
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71680

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SecurityFocus: 56341
Vulnerability Center: 46344 - Plone Remote DoS via a Crafted Request to a Collection, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/29/2022 14:17
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (60), 06/08/2017 08:57 (6), 03/29/2022 14:16 (3), 03/29/2022 14:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:6C3:103

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