CVE-2011-1950 Plone and plone.app.users allow remote authenticated users to modify the properties of arbitrary accounts
Authenticated users can modify arbitrary account properties in Plone, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data tampering.
- 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-2011-1950?
CVE-2011-1950 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Plone Plone, published on 6 Jun 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
plone.app.users in Plone 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote authenticated users to modify the properties of arbitrary accounts via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2011.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1950?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including plone, Plone and plone-app-users. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
plone PyPI | All versions | 4.1.1 |
plone PyPI | From 4.0.1 | 4.0.6 |
plone PyPI | From 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 |
Plone PyPI | From 4.0.1 | 4.0.6 |
Plone PyPI | From 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 |
plone-app-users PyPI | From 1.0a1 | 1.0.5, 1.1.1 |
4 more packages
plone-app-users PyPI | From 1.0a1 | 1.0.5 |
plone-app-users PyPI | From 1.1b1 | 1.1.1 |
plone.app.users PyPI | From 1.0a1 | 1.0.5 |
plone.app.users PyPI | From 1.1b1 | 1.1.1 |
Products include Plone Plone.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1950?
Upgrade plone to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.1 or 4.0.6.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-1950 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1950 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Plone Plone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qx8-589j-gcpx, PYSEC-2011-16, PYSEC-2026-2888.