CVE-2020-7941 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Plone versions 4.3 through 5.2.1, specifically within the plone.app.contenttypes component. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite certain content via PUT requests without requiring write permissions. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its critical severity warrants immediate attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.3.0, <= 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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