CVE-2012-5508: Infoleak

Published Nov 3, 2014
·
Updated

The error pages in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allow remote attackers to obtain random numbers and derive the PRNG state for password resets via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2012-6661 was assigned for the PRNG reseeding issue in Zope.

Affected Software

66 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=4.2.1
Plone plone=4.3

Event History

Nov 3, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
May 17, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:30 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5508?

CVE-2012-5508 is considered a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-5508?

To fix CVE-2012-5508, upgrade to Plone version 4.2.3 or above.

3

What versions of Plone are affected by CVE-2012-5508?

CVE-2012-5508 affects Plone versions before 4.2.3 and certain 4.3 versions before beta 1.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-5508?

CVE-2012-5508 is a security vulnerability that allows attackers to derive the PRNG state for password resets.

5

Can CVE-2012-5508 lead to unauthorized access?

Yes, CVE-2012-5508 can potentially lead to unauthorized access by allowing attackers to reset passwords.

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