CVE-2012-5506
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · CWE-399
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106 ↗