CVE-2017-1000482 Products.CMFPlone XSS in profile home_page property

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can inject JavaScript into their profile home page field, leading to script execution when visitors view the author page.

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-2017-1000482?

CVE-2017-1000482 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Plone Plone, published on 3 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A member of the Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 site could set javascript in the home_page property of his profile, and have this executed when a visitor click the home page link on the author page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000482?

12 open source packages ship an affected version, including products-cmfplone, Plone and Products.CMFPlone. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
products-cmfplone PyPIAll versions4.3.17, 5.0.10, 5.1.0
products-cmfplone PyPIAll versions4.3.17
products-cmfplone PyPIFrom 5.0.05.0.10
products-cmfplone PyPIFrom 5.1a15.1.0
Plone PyPIFrom 2.5a14.3.16
Plone PyPIFrom 5.0a15.1.0
6 more packages
Products.CMFPlone PyPIAll versions4.3.17
Products.CMFPlone PyPIFrom 5.0.05.0.10
Products.CMFPlone PyPIFrom 5.1a15.1.0
plone PyPIFrom 2.54.3.16, 5.1.0
plone PyPIFrom 2.5a14.3.16
plone PyPIFrom 5.0a15.1.0

Products include Plone Plone.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000482?

Upgrade products-cmfplone to a fixed version for your release line: 4.3.17, 5.0.10 or 5.1.0.

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-2017-1000482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-859j-668v-mrr6, PYSEC-2018-71, PYSEC-2026-2962.

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