CVE-2012-5487

Description

The sandbox whitelisting function (allowmodule.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to bypass the Python sandbox restriction and execute arbitrary Python code via vectors related to importing.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.79% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory plone.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1 mailing list
https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/03 vendor advisory
https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5487?
CVE-2012-5487 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5487?
To fix CVE-2012-5487, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5487 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5487 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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