CVE-2012-5491: Infoleak

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2012-5491?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: Is there a workaround for CVE-2012-5491?

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

Published 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.

Other sources

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.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

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

Event History

Sep 30, 2014

CVE Published

via MITRE·02:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·02:00 PM

Description

May 17, 2022

Advisory Published

04:32 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5491?