CVE-2016-7147 json
Plone XSS in Zope ZMI
published 2017-02-04 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-84jm-cpc5-c7g7 , PYSEC-2017-64 , EUVD-2017-0097
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
Patch / fix
- pypi plone 4.3.12, 5.0.7
Exploit prediction
1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
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 | >=4.0, <4.3.12 >=5.0, <5.0.7 <4.3.12 |
4.3.12 5.0.7 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
curesec.com
/blog/article/blog/Plone-XSS-186.html
patch, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, article
-
plone.org
/security/hotfix/20170117
web, patch, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
plone.org
/security/hotfix/20170117/non-persistent-xss-in-zope2
web, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/96117
vdb-entry, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7147
advisory
-
github.com
/plone/Plone
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-64.yaml
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20170214002551/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96117
web
-
curesec.com
/blog/article/blog/Plone-XSS-186.html
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-84jm-cpc5-c7g7
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-7147
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-84jm-cpc5-c7g7
- NVD CVE-2016-7147
- OSV PYSEC-2017-64
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