CVE-2009-0662 Moderate severity vulnerability that affects Products.PlonePAS
Authenticated users can impersonate arbitrary users in PlonePAS due to improper login form handling, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-0662?
CVE-2009-0662 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Apr 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PlonePAS product 3.x before 3.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2, a product for Plone, does not properly handle the login form, which allows remote authenticated users to acquire the identity of an arbitrary user via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0662?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including products-plonepas, Products.PlonePAS and plone. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
products-plonepas PyPI | From 3 | 3.9 |
products-plonepas PyPI | From 3 | 3.9 |
Products.PlonePAS PyPI | From 3 | 3.9 |
plone PyPI | From 3.0 to 3.1 | None |
Products include Plone Plonepas.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0662?
Upgrade products-plonepas to 3.9 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2009-0662 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0662 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pq3x-96c3-xgjg, PYSEC-2009-17, PYSEC-2026-739.