Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URL checking infrastructure in Plone CMS…
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URL checking infrastructure in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01588 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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) | 5.0.0 – 5.0.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p |
| — | Plone (PyPI) | 4.0.0 – 4.3.11 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p |
| — | Plone (PyPI) | 3.3.0 – 3.3.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 – 5.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 – 4.3.11 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.3.0 – 3.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p
CPE configurations NVD · 56
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: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
Show 46 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.8 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.9 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.10 | 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:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.7 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.2 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.3 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.4 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.7 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.8 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.9 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.10 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.11 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 a1 | 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:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.6 | Vulnerable | plone |
| cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1a1 | 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:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.10 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
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 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
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.6 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.7 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:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.8 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.9 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.10 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.11 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 a1 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:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·plone
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1a1 Vulnerable ·plone
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
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-2016-7138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p
References
Patch 2
Advisory 3
Other 4
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Sources
- CVE-2016-7138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-7138 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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