medium
6.1
CWE
601
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-7137

First published: Tue Mar 07 2017(Updated: )

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the referer parameter to (1) %2b%2bgroupdashboard%2b%2bplone.dashboard1%2bgroup/%2b/portlets.Actions or (2) folder/%2b%2bcontextportlets%2b%2bplone.footerportlets/%2b /portlets.Actions or the (3) came_from parameter to /login_form.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
pip/plone>=3.3<=3.3.6
pip/plone>=4.0<=4.3.11
pip/plone>=5.0<=5.0.6
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=3.3.6
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=4.0.7
Plone CMS=4.0.8
Plone CMS=4.0.9
Plone CMS=4.0.10
Plone CMS=4.1
Plone CMS=4.1.1
Plone CMS=4.1.2
Plone CMS=4.1.3
Plone CMS=4.1.4
Plone CMS=4.1.5
Plone CMS=4.1.6
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=4.2.6
Plone CMS=4.2.7
Plone CMS=4.3
Plone CMS=4.3.1
Plone CMS=4.3.2
Plone CMS=4.3.3
Plone CMS=4.3.4
Plone CMS=4.3.5
Plone CMS=4.3.6
Plone CMS=4.3.7
Plone CMS=4.3.8
Plone CMS=4.3.9
Plone CMS=4.3.10
Plone CMS=4.3.11
Plone CMS=5.0
Plone CMS=5.0-a1
Plone CMS=5.0-rc1
Plone CMS=5.0-rc2
Plone CMS=5.0-rc3
Plone CMS=5.0.1
Plone CMS=5.0.2
Plone CMS=5.0.3
Plone CMS=5.0.4
Plone CMS=5.0.5
Plone CMS=5.0.6
Plone CMS=5.1a1

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/4

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-7137?

    The severity of CVE-2016-7137 is classified as medium, as it allows open redirection vulnerabilities that can facilitate phishing attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-7137?

    To patch CVE-2016-7137, update Plone CMS to version 5.0.7 or later, or 4.3.12 or later.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7137?

    CVE-2016-7137 affects Plone CMS versions 5.0.6 and earlier, 4.3.11 and earlier, and 3.3.6 and earlier.

  • What are the implications of CVE-2016-7137?

    The implications of CVE-2016-7137 include the potential for attackers to redirect users to malicious websites.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-7137?

    CVE-2016-7137 is categorized as an open redirect vulnerability.

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