CVE-2012-5500 Plone contains Cross-site Request Forgery
Remote attackers can modify content titles in Plone by exploiting a CSRF vulnerability in the batch id change script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5500?
CVE-2012-5500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plone Plone, published on 3 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5500?
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-2012-5500?
Upgrade plone to a fixed version for your release line: 4.2.3 or 4.3b1.
Is CVE-2012-5500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Plone Plone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q75-f7cp-w86q, PYSEC-2014-42.