#VU24829 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Plone - CVE-2020-7941
Published: February 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24829
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7941
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Plone
Plone
Software vendor:
Plone
Plone
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check in "plone.app.contenttypes". A remote attacker can PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.