4.9med

CVE-2016-4043

Chameleon in Plone allows Authentication Bypass

Also known as GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9, PYSEC-2017-57

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 63%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Chameleon (five.pt) in Plone 5.0rc1 through 5.1a1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass Restricted Python by leveraging permissions to create or edit templates.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.03.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub3.04.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
pypiplone
>=5.0rc1, <=5.0.4
1 listed versions
>=5.0rc1, <5.1a2
5.1a2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • plone.org /security/hotfix/20160419/bypass-restricted-python · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4043 · advisory
  • github.com /plone/Plone · package
  • github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-57.yaml · web
  • github.com /advisories/GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9 · advisory

Sources

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