Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-7937
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the plone package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An XSS issue in the title field in Plone 5.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to insert JavaScript that will be executed when other users access the site.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | plone | no fix listed | GHSA-8mc4-2xrc-g582 |
| PyPI | plone | 5.2.2 | PYSEC-2020-86 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1 x_refsource_MISC
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/xss-in-the-title-field-on-plone-5-0-and-higher x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20200124 Re: Plone security hotfix 20200121 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST