Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-7941 (CCN-175049)

Assigned:2020-01-21
Published:2020-01-21
Updated:2021-07-21
Summary:A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-269
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-7941

Source: MLIST
Type: Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20200124 Re: Plone security hotfix 20200121

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
plone-cve20207941-priv-esc(175049)

Source: CCN
Type: Plone Web site
Plone CMS

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-for-overwriting-content

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:49:31 +0100
Plone security hotfix 20200121

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2020-7941

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.3.0 and <= 5.2.1)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:plone:plone:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:plone:plone:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    plone plone *
    plone plone 4.3
    plone plone 5.2.1