Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-33509
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-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 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.9Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Plone through 5.2.4 allows remote authenticated managers to perform disk I/O via crafted keyword arguments to the ReStructuredText transform in a Python script.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | plone | 5.2.5 | GHSA-hm2p-fhwx-9285 |
| PyPI | plone | 5.2.5 | PYSEC-2021-81 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20210518/writing-arbitrary-files-via-docutils-and-python-script x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20210522 Re: Plone security hotfix 20210518 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST