CVE-2013-7062 Plone Zope cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Plone via browser_id_manager or OFS.Image, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-7062?

CVE-2013-7062 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Plone Plone, published on 2 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Zope, as used in Plone 3.3.x through 3.3.6, 4.0.x through 4.0.9, 4.1.x through 4.1.6, 4.2.x through 4.2.7, and 4.3 through 4.3.2, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified input in the (1) browser_id_manager or (2) OFS.Image method.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7062?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
plone PyPIFrom 3.34.0a1, 4.0.10, 4.2a1, 4.3a1, 4.3.3
plone PyPIFrom 3.33.3.6
plone PyPIFrom 4.04.0.9
plone PyPIFrom 4.14.1.6
plone PyPIFrom 4.34.3.2
Plone PyPIFrom 3.33.3.6
3 more packages
Plone PyPIFrom 4.04.0.9
Plone PyPIFrom 4.14.1.6
Plone PyPIFrom 4.34.3.2

Products include Plone Plone.

How do I fix CVE-2013-7062?

Upgrade plone to a fixed version for your release line: 4.0a1, 4.0.10, 4.2a1 or 4.3a1.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2013-7062 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4793-w44w-m7xm, PYSEC-2020-218.

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