CVE-2012-5488: Code Injection

Published Nov 21, 2012
·
Updated

A security flaw was found in the way Plone, a user friendly and powerful content management system, performed protection of privilege to run RestrictedPython scripts. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted URL that, when processed, would allow the attacker to submit and perform excessively expensive computations or (in conjuction with other attacks) to access or alter privileged information.

References: [1] http://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/04 [2] http://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/

Relevant upstream HotFixes: [3] http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106

From the OSS post: [4] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/4

the pythonscripts.py createObject() change from upstream HotFix is relevant to this issue.

Other sources

pythonscripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

MITRE

Affected Software

74 affected componentsFixes available
pip/Plone>=4.3a0<4.3b1
4.3b1
pip/Plone<4.2.3
4.2.3
Plone plone<=4.2.2
Plone plone=1.0
Plone plone=1.0.1
Plone plone=1.0.2
Plone plone=1.0.3
Plone plone=1.0.4
Plone plone=1.0.5
Plone plone=1.0.6
Plone plone=2.0
Plone plone=2.0.1
Plone plone=2.0.2
Plone plone=2.0.3
Plone plone=2.0.4
Plone plone=2.0.5
Plone plone=2.1
Plone plone=2.1.1
Plone plone=2.1.2
Plone plone=2.1.3
Plone plone=2.1.4
Plone plone=2.5
Plone plone=2.5.1
Plone plone=2.5.2
Plone plone=2.5.3
Plone plone=2.5.4
Plone plone=2.5.5
Plone plone=3.0
Plone plone=3.0.1
Plone plone=3.0.2
Plone plone=3.0.3
Plone plone=3.0.4
Plone plone=3.0.5
Plone plone=3.0.6
Plone plone=3.1
Plone plone=3.1.1
Plone plone=3.1.2
Plone plone=3.1.3
Plone plone=3.1.4
Plone plone=3.1.5.1
Plone plone=3.1.6
Plone plone=3.1.7
Plone plone=3.2
Plone plone=3.2.1
Plone plone=3.2.2
Plone plone=3.2.3
Plone plone=3.3
Plone plone=3.3.1
Plone plone=3.3.2
Plone plone=3.3.3
Plone plone=3.3.4
Plone plone=3.3.5
Plone plone=4.0
Plone plone=4.0.1
Plone plone=4.0.2
Plone plone=4.0.3
Plone plone=4.0.4
Plone plone=4.0.5
Plone plone=4.0.6.1
Plone plone=4.1
Plone plone=4.1.4
Plone plone=4.1.5
Plone plone=4.1.6
Plone plone=4.2
Plone plone=4.2-a1
Plone plone=4.2-a2
Plone plone=4.2-b1
Plone plone=4.2-b2
Plone plone=4.2-rc1
Plone plone=4.2-rc2
Plone plone=4.2.0.1
Plone plone=4.2.1
Plone plone=4.2.1.1
Plone plone=4.3

Event History

Nov 21, 2012
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:45 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 30, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
May 17, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:31 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5488?

CVE-2012-5488 has been assigned a severity of medium due to the potential for a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-5488?

To fix CVE-2012-5488, upgrade Plone to version 4.2.3 or later, or apply the relevant patches if available.

3

Which versions of Plone are affected by CVE-2012-5488?

CVE-2012-5488 affects Plone versions up to and including 4.2.2 and earlier versions.

4

Can CVE-2012-5488 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2012-5488 can be exploited remotely through a specially-crafted URL.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-5488 categorized as?

CVE-2012-5488 is categorized as a remote code execution vulnerability.

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