CVE-2012-5508

Public Exploit

Description

The error pages in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allow remote attackers to obtain random numbers and derive the PRNG state for password resets via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2012-6661 was assigned for the PRNG reseeding issue in Zope.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
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
https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067 exploit
https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/24 vendor advisory
https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121124
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5508?
CVE-2012-5508 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5508?
To fix CVE-2012-5508, 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-2012-5508 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5508 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.