CVE-2016-7138 json
Plone XSS
published 2017-03-07 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p , PYSEC-2017-61 , EUVD-2017-0094
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URL checking infrastructure in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Patch / fix
- pypi plone 4.0a1, 4.3.12, 5.0.7
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-7138 updated cvss 5.4
plone: Non-Persistent XSS via crafted URL
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 congaaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-Redirection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | plone | >=5.0.0, <=5.0.6 >=4.0.0, <=4.3.11 >=3.3.0, <=3.3.6 >=5.0, <5.0.7 >=4.0, <4.3.12 >=3.3, <4.0a1 |
5.0.7 4.3.12 4.0a1 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/4
mailing-list, web, patch, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/5
mailing-list, web, patch, third-party-advisory
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-Redirection.html
web, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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plone.org
/security/hotfix/20160830/non-persistent-xss-in-plone-1
web, vendor-advisory
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/80
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/92752
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7138
advisory
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github.com
/plone/Plone
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-61.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20210625091607/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20210625092107/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-7138
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p
- NVD CVE-2016-7138
- OSV PYSEC-2017-61
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