CVE-2015-7315: Medium severity plone cms vulnerability

Published Sep 21, 2015
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Updated

A vulnerability that allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site when registration is enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator was found. Versions affected are Plone 3.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, <4.3.7, <5.0rc1.

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore/commit/e1d981bfa14b664317285f0f36498f4be4a23406

CVE request:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/586

Other sources

Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.

MITRE

Affected Software

47 affected componentsFixes available
pip/Plone=5.0rc1
pip/Plone>=4.3a1<=4.3.6
pip/Plone>=4.2a1<=4.2.7
pip/Plone>=4.0a1<=4.0.10
pip/Plone>=3.3<=3.3.6
pip/Products.CMFPlone>=5.0a1<5.0rc2
5.0rc2
pip/Products.CMFPlone>=3.3.0<4.3.6
4.3.7
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=3.3.6
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=4.0.7
Plone plone=4.0.8
Plone plone=4.0.9
Plone plone=4.0.10
Plone plone=4.1
Plone plone=4.1.1
Plone plone=4.1.2
Plone plone=4.1.3
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=4.2.2
Plone plone=4.2.3
Plone plone=4.2.4
Plone plone=4.2.5
Plone plone=4.2.6
Plone plone=4.2.7
Plone plone=4.3
Plone plone=4.3.1
Plone plone=4.3.2
Plone plone=4.3.3
Plone plone=4.3.4
Plone plone=4.3.5
Plone plone=4.3.6
Plone plone=5.0-rc1

Event History

Sep 21, 2015
Data Sourced
08:47 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 25, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
May 17, 2022
Advisory Published
12:35 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7315?

CVE-2015-7315 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-7315?

To fix CVE-2015-7315, update to Plone version 4.3.7 or 5.0rc2.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2015-7315?

CVE-2015-7315 affects Plone versions 3.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and below 4.3.7 and 5.0rc1.

4

What can happen if I don't address CVE-2015-7315?

If not addressed, CVE-2015-7315 allows remote attackers to add unauthorized users to a Plone site.

5

Is there an exploit available for CVE-2015-7315?

While specific exploit code is not publicly disclosed, the vulnerability allows for unauthorized access due to its nature.

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