Vulnerability · Published Jun 30, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-35959
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 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Plone 5.0 through 5.2.4, Editors are vulnerable to XSS in the folder contents view, if a Contributor has created a folder with a SCRIPT tag in the description field.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | plone | no fix listed | GHSA-qfhw-fv3g-v836 |
| PyPI | plone | 5.2.5 | PYSEC-2021-110 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20210518/stored-xss-in-folder-contents x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20210630 Plone: stored XSS in folder contents mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST