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CVE-2020-7938 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2020-7938

CVE-2020-7938

HIGH8.8

plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level

Published Jan 23, 2020

Modified 2 years ago

Details

plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1

https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121

https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installed

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7938

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

8.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 23, 2020

ModifiedAug 4, 2024