CVE-2006-4249 Plone allows a user to masquerade as a group
Attackers can masquerade as a group in Plone when anonymous registration is enabled, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4249?
CVE-2006-4249 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Plone Plone, published on 7 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in PlonePAS in Plone 2.5 and 2.5.1, when anonymous member registration is enabled, allows an attacker to "masquerade as a group."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4249?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including plone and Plone. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
plone PyPI | From 2.5 | 2.5.2 |
plone PyPI | From 2.5 | 2.5.2 |
Plone PyPI | From 2.5 | 2.5.2 |
Products include Plone Plone.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4249?
Upgrade plone to 2.5.2 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2006-4249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Plone Plone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7j4-82xw-8m9p, PYSEC-2006-6.