CVE-2012-5491

Description

z3c.form, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain the default form field values by leveraging knowledge of the form location and the element id.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
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/20121106/07 vendor advisory
https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5491?
CVE-2012-5491 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5491?
To fix CVE-2012-5491, 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-2012-5491 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5491 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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