VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-7941
A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- plone/plone
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1Third Party Advisory
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121Vendor Advisory
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-for-overwriting-contentVendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1Third Party Advisory
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121Vendor Advisory
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-for-overwriting-contentVendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.