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TI-2013-03670 Aliases CVE-2013-4198GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v

mail_password.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

mail_password.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the prohibition on password changes via the forgotten password email functionality.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01118 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Plone (PyPI): 4.2.6, 4.3.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—Plone (PyPI)2.1 – 4.1—No fix listedGHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v
—Plone (PyPI)4.2 to before 4.2.64.2.6Patch availableGHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v
—Plone (PyPI)4.3 to before 4.3.24.3.2Patch availableGHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.1 – 4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v
  • Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.6 Fixed in 4.2.6 Patch available GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v
  • Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.3 to before 4.3.2 Fixed in 4.3.2 Patch available GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v

CPE configurations NVD · 52

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4Vulnerableplone
  • 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
Show 42 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.5.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.6Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.7Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5Vulnerableplone
  • 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: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:4.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6.1 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·plone

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 4.2.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 4.3.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4198
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2011-03162 Unspecified vulnerability in Zope 2.12.x and 2.13.x, as used in Plone 4.0.x through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2021-13226 An issue in Plone CMS v. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-15757 The HTTP PUT and DELETE methods are enabled in the Plone official Docker version 5.2.13… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-12911 Plone through 5.2.4 allows remote authenticated managers to perform disk I/O via crafted… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2020-17872 The official plone Docker images before version of 4.3.18-alpine (Alpine specific)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-06422 A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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