Chameleon (five.pt) in Plone 5.0rc1 through 5.1a1 allows remote authenticated users to…
Priority LOW 24CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Chameleon (five.pt) in Plone 5.0rc1 through 5.1a1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass Restricted Python by leveraging permissions to create or edit templates.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01015 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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) | 5.0rc1 – 5.0.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9 |
| — | Plone (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.0rc1 – 5.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1a1 | Vulnerable | plone |
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1a1 Vulnerable ·plone
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4043
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9
References
Advisory 3
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Sources
- CVE-2016-4043 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4043 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h8x-73fx-q2h9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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