Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-5502 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in Plone’s HTML sanitization. An authenticated user who can edit content could place script or HTML into the site, potentially affecting visitors or administrators who view that content. Exposure is most likely on older Plone sites below 4.2.3, or 4.3 pre-beta 1, where authenticated content editors are allowed. Publicly editable or broadly delegated CMS environments carry more practical risk. Treat this as a legacy CMS hygiene issue with moderate urgency. Prioritize internet-facing Plone sites and environments where many users can edit content, especially if administrators view user-created pages. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Plone to 4.2.3 or a later vendor-supported release.; Apply the Plone 20121106 hotfix where upgrade is not immediately possible.; Restrict content editing rights to trusted users only..
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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-hotfix/releases/20121106CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/18CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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