CVE-2012-6661: High severity Plone plone vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2012-6661?

CVE-2012-6661 has a medium severity level due to the potential for attackers to guess random values, impacting system security.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-6661?

To resolve CVE-2012-6661, upgrade Plone to version 4.2.3 or later or Zope to version 2.13.19 or later.

Q: Which versions of Plone are affected by CVE-2012-6661?

Plone versions prior to 4.2.3 are affected by CVE-2012-6661.

Q: Which versions of Zope are affected by CVE-2012-6661?

Zope versions before 2.13.19 are impacted by CVE-2012-6661.

Q: Can CVE-2012-6661 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2012-6661 can be exploited by remote attackers, allowing them to guess values through unspecified vectors.

Published Nov 3, 2014

Updated

Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, does not reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the value via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2012-5508 due to different vulnerability types (ADT2).

Affected Software

68 affected componentsFixes available

pip/Plone>=4.3a1<=4.3a2

4.3b1

pip/Plone>=3.2.2<4.2.3

4.2.3

pip/Zope2<2.13.19

2.13.19

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

Zope Zope<=2.13.18

Event History

Nov 3, 2014

CVE Published

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Description

Jul 23, 2018

Advisory Published

via GitHub·07:51 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6661?

CVE-2012-6661 has a medium severity level due to the potential for attackers to guess random values, impacting system security.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6661?

To resolve CVE-2012-6661, upgrade Plone to version 4.2.3 or later or Zope to version 2.13.19 or later.

Which versions of Plone are affected by CVE-2012-6661?

Plone versions prior to 4.2.3 are affected by CVE-2012-6661.

Which versions of Zope are affected by CVE-2012-6661?

Zope versions before 2.13.19 are impacted by CVE-2012-6661.

Can CVE-2012-6661 be exploited remotely?