Plone 4.1.3 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the…
Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Plone 4.1.3 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0322 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Plone (PyPI): 4.1.4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Plone (PyPI) | before 4.1.4 | 4.1.4 | Patch available | GHSA-pcwm-8jc3-qxvj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.4 Fixed in 4.1.4 Patch available GHSA-pcwm-8jc3-qxvj
CPE configurations NVD · 62
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·plone
Show 52 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.5.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.7 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.9 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.5.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.6 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.7 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.6 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·plone
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pcwm-8jc3-qxvj Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4462
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcwm-8jc3-qxvj
References
Advisory 3
Other 5
- http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
- 20111228 n.runs-SA-2011.004 - web programming languages and platforms - DoS through hash table
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html
- https://github.com/plone/plone
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2011-22.yaml
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Sources
- CVE-2011-4462 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4462 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcwm-8jc3-qxvj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-4462 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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