CVE-2012-5501 Plone Arbitrary File Read
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and images stored on custom content types in Plone via a crafted URL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5501?
CVE-2012-5501 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
at_download.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary BLOBs (Files and Images) stored on custom content types via a crafted URL.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5501?
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-2012-5501?
Upgrade plone to a fixed version for your release line: 4.2.3 or 4.3b1.
Is CVE-2012-5501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Plone Plone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvhv-qwc8-r2pg, PYSEC-2014-43.