CVE-2012-5487 describes a critical vulnerability in Plone versions before 4.2.3 and 4.3 beta 1, where a sandbox whitelisting function (allowmodule.py) can be bypassed. This allows remote authenticated users with specific privileges to execute arbitrary Python code by exploiting import-related vectors. The vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 8.5, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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