CVE-2020-7938 Plone Privilege Escallation
Users with specific privileges can escalate to the highest level in Plone REST API, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-7938?
CVE-2020-7938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plone Plone, published on 23 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7938?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including plone, Plone and plone-restapi. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
plone PyPI | From 5.2.0 | 5.2.2 |
plone PyPI | From 5.2.0 | 5.2.2 |
Plone PyPI | From 5.2.0 | 5.2.2 |
plone-restapi PyPI | All versions | 6.2.1 |
plone-restapi PyPI | All versions | 6.2.1 |
plone.restapi PyPI | All versions | 6.2.1 |
Products include Plone Plone.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7938?
Upgrade plone to 5.2.2 or later.
Is CVE-2020-7938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Plone Plone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf, PYSEC-2020-87, PYSEC-2026-2889.