CVE-2016-7137

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the referer parameter to (1) %2b%2bgroupdashboard%2b%2bplone.dashboard1%2bgroup/%2b/portlets.Actions or (2) folder/%2b%2bcontextportlets%2b%2bplone.footerportlets/%2b /portlets.Actions or the (3) came_from parameter to /login_form.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory plone.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-Redirection.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/80 mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/4 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20160830/open-redirection-in-plone vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/5 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7137?
CVE-2016-7137 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7137?
To fix CVE-2016-7137, 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-2016-7137 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7137 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.
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