CVE-2012-5497 Plone User account enumeration via crafted URL

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can enumerate user account names in Plone via crafted URLs, exposing sensitive user information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2012-5497?

CVE-2012-5497 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

membership_tool.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to enumerate user account names via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5497?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including plone and Plone. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
plone PyPIAll versions4.2.3, 4.3b1
plone PyPIAll versions4.2.3
plone PyPIFrom 4.3a14.3b1
Plone PyPIAll versions4.2.3
Plone PyPIFrom 4.3a14.3b1

Products include Plone Plone.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5497?

Upgrade plone to a fixed version for your release line: 4.2.3 or 4.3b1.

Is CVE-2012-5497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-683w-84m7-p8pw, PYSEC-2014-39.

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