Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects older Plone sites and can let a remote attacker send specially crafted collection requests that bypass caching and consume server resources. The documented impact is denial of service, not data theft or code execution. Business urgency is highest for internet-facing Plone deployments still on unsupported 4.2-era releases. Exposure is most likely on public Plone sites running versions before 4.2.3, or 4.3 pre-beta 1 builds. Organizations using downstream Plone packages should also check vendor advisories such as Red Hat RHSA-2014:1194. Treat this as a targeted availability risk for legacy Plone systems. It should be remediated during normal vulnerability maintenance, with faster action for public websites, customer portals, or systems where downtime has material business impact. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Plone installations to 4.2.3 or a later fixed release.; Apply the Plone 20121106 hotfix if immediate upgrade is not feasible.; Review downstream vendor advisories for packaged Plone or Zope deployments..
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- https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txtCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/14CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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