XSS in Plone

CVE-2021-3313

Plone CMS until version 5.2.4 has a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user fullname property and the file upload functionality. The user's input data is not properly encoded when being echoed back to the user. This data can be interpreted as executable code by the browser and allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser if the victim opens a vulnerable page containing an XSS payload.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Plone
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3313?
CVE-2021-3313 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plone, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-3313?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.