Description
A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-for-overwriting-content
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0226
EPSS Percentile
81.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
plone/plone
4.3.0 - 5.2.1
pypi/Plone
4.3PyPI
pypi/plone.app.contenttypes
0PyPI
Published
Jan 23, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026