medium
5.3
CWE
200
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-5491: Infoleak

First published: Tue Sep 30 2014(Updated: )

`z3c.form`, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain the default form field values by leveraging knowledge of the form location and the element id.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

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

Remedy

https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-5491?

    CVE-2012-5491 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-5491?

    To fix CVE-2012-5491, upgrade Plone to version 4.2.3 or 4.3 beta 1 and later.

  • What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2012-5491?

    CVE-2012-5491 allows remote attackers to obtain default form field values, potentially leaking sensitive data.

  • Which versions of Plone are affected by CVE-2012-5491?

    CVE-2012-5491 affects Plone versions before 4.2.3 and versions of 4.3 before beta 1.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2012-5491?

    There are no known workarounds for CVE-2012-5491 other than upgrading to the patched versions.

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