SB2011052601 - Security bypass in Plone
Published: May 26, 2011 Updated: December 27, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011052601
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1950)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper checking for authorization by plone.app.user. A remote attacker can modify the properties of arbitrary accounts.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in attacker's access to the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.