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CVE-2013-4188

First published: Wed Jun 26 2013(Updated: )

A denial of service flaw was found in the way Plone, a user friendly and powerful content management system, performed particular resource related information retrieval in certain cases (request interaction with internal traversal machinery). A remote attacker, having administrator privilege to certain subset of Plone action screens / functionality, could use this flaw to cause uncontrolled resource consumption (infinite loop) by issuing a specially-crafted request.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
pip/plone>=2.1<=4.1
4.1.1
pip/plone>=4.2<4.2.6
4.2.6
pip/plone>=4.3<4.3.2
4.3.2
Plone CMS=4.3
Plone CMS=4.3.1
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=4.2
Plone CMS=4.2.1
Plone CMS=4.2.2
Plone CMS=4.2.3
Plone CMS=4.2.4
Plone CMS=4.2.5

Remedy

http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20130618

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-4188?

    CVE-2013-4188 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Plone versions 2.1, 2.5, and 4.3.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-4188?

    To fix CVE-2013-4188, upgrade to Plone version 4.1.1, 4.2.6, or 4.3.2 depending on your current version.

  • Which versions of Plone are affected by CVE-2013-4188?

    CVE-2013-4188 affects Plone versions 2.1, 2.5, and all versions from 4.0 up to 4.3.

  • Can I exploit CVE-2013-4188 remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2013-4188 can be exploited by a remote attacker with administrator privileges.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-4188?

    Yes, a patch is included in the updated versions of Plone that address the vulnerability.

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