CVE-2012-5497 Plone User account enumeration via crafted URL
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.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
plone PyPI | All versions | 4.2.3, 4.3b1 |
plone PyPI | All versions | 4.2.3 |
plone PyPI | From 4.3a1 | 4.3b1 |
Plone PyPI | All versions | 4.2.3 |
Plone PyPI | From 4.3a1 | 4.3b1 |
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Plone Plone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-683w-84m7-p8pw, PYSEC-2014-39.