CVE-2012-5485: plone Code Injection
CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-7hxc-mwx7-5hmcPYSEC-2014-27
Published 30-09-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-5485 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Code Injection vulnerability in plone. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 30-09-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
registerConfiglet.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via unspecified vectors, related to the admin interface.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.6Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 7.2Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.08%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.08% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.08%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Plone1 product
- ploneEOL≤ 4.2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.3 | 2.1.4 | 2.5 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.5 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.6 | 3.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.5.1 | 3.1.6 | 3.1.7 | 3.2 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.2 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.4 | 3.3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6.1 | 4.1 | 4.1.4 | 4.1.5 | 4.1.6 | 4.2 | 4.2:a1 | 4.2:a2 | 4.2:b1 | 4.2:b2 | 4.2:rc1 | 4.2:rc2 | 4.2.0.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1.1 | 4.3
PyPI1 product
- plone< 4.2.3 | ≥ 4.3a1, < 4.3b1 | ≥ 4.3a0, < 4.3b1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
12 links- plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/01X Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryWEBAdvisory
- github.com/plone/PlonePACKAGE