CVE-2012-5491 Plone Information Disclosure
Remote attackers can obtain default form field values in z3c.form by knowing the form location and element ID, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5491?
CVE-2012-5491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plone Plone, published on 30 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
z3c.form, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain the default form field values by leveraging knowledge of the form location and the element id.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5491?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including plone and Plone. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
plone PyPI | All versions | 4.2.3, 4.3b1 |
plone PyPI | All versions | 4.2.3 |
plone PyPI | From 4.3a0 | 4.3b1 |
Plone PyPI | All versions | 4.2.3 |
Plone PyPI | From 4.3a0 | 4.3b1 |
Products include Plone Plone.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5491?
Upgrade plone to a fixed version for your release line: 4.2.3 or 4.3b1.
Is CVE-2012-5491 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5491 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Plone Plone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f8pg-wp5j-rjxx, PYSEC-2014-33.