CVE-2026-55248
The same RSS URL handling accepts internal hosts, IP addresses, single-word domains, and explicit ports, allowing server-side requests that can probe internal network services and open ports.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
plone.app.portlets provides portlets and a Plone-specific user interface for plone.portlets. Prior to 5.0.8, 6.0.4, and 7.0.2, a member who can add an RSS portlet can set its feed URL to a very large response, causing src/plone/app/portlets/portlets/rss.py to download and retain excessive data in memory and deny service. The same RSS URL handling accepts internal hosts, IP addresses, single-word domains, and explicit ports, allowing server-side requests that can probe internal network services and open ports. A malicious feed item can also supply a JavaScript URL that is retained as the item link and can execute script when used by a victim. The affected logic includes _rss_feed_url_validator, _normal_url_validator, RSSFeed._retrieveFeed, RSSFeed._buildItemDict, and the FEED_DATA in-memory cache. This issue is fixed in versions 5.0.8, 6.0.4, and 7.0.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/plone/plone.app.portlets/commit/09da52ef7b297daa8e0cfd2361e47c37d9b073ad
- https://github.com/plone/plone.app.portlets/commit/9f16b6fb10211916686c6c346ea174bf517e3fbd
- https://github.com/plone/plone.app.portlets/commit/a3b2c2887165b308cd915cbb87b8276f90a76680
- https://github.com/plone/plone.app.portlets/commit/df5e256baee55083cbd6b9a2623675d4cb26b6cd
- https://github.com/plone/plone.app.portlets/security/advisories/GHSA-x5g3-w747-2h8q
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.