Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Plone - CVE-2020-7938
Published: February 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24827
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7938
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error when "plone.restapi" is installed in the add-ons (modules) control panel. A remote authenticated attacker can escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
Affected software
Plone
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7938
Install update from vendor's website.