XSS in Plone
CVE-2016-7138
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URL checking infrastructure in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Plone — versions 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- plone.org/security/hotfix/20160830/non-persistent-xss-in-plone-1 (Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/80 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/4 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/5 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7138?
- CVE-2016-7138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plone, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7138?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.