high
8.1
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-4197: Input Validation

First published: Wed Jun 26 2013(Updated: )

A security flaw (privilege defined with unsafe actions) was found in the way portrait handling component of Plone, a user friendly and powerful content management system, performed portraits management. Remote attacker, authenticated Plone user could use this flaw to modify or delete portraits of other users.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
pip/plone>=4.3<4.3.2
4.3.2
pip/plone>=4.2<4.2.6
4.2.6
pip/plone>=2.1<=4.1
4.1.1
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
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

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-4197?

    CVE-2013-4197 has a medium severity rating as it allows authenticated users to manipulate portraits contrary to intended permissions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-4197?

    To resolve CVE-2013-4197, upgrade your Plone installation to version 4.3.2, 4.2.6, or 4.1.1.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2013-4197?

    Authenticated users of Plone versions prior to patch 4.3.2, 4.2.6, or 4.1.1 are at risk from CVE-2013-4197.

  • What kind of actions can be exploited in CVE-2013-4197?

    CVE-2013-4197 allows authenticated users to modify or delete portraits within the Plone CMS.

  • Is there any workaround available for CVE-2013-4197?

    There are no known workarounds for CVE-2013-4197, so updating to a patched version is necessary.

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