Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x…
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
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
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 an unspecified page template 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 unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01588 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Plone (PyPI): 5.0.6, 4.3.12Red 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) | 5.0 to before 5.0.6 | 5.0.6 | Patch available | GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37 |
| — | Plone (PyPI) | 4.0a1 to before 4.3.12 | 4.3.12 | Patch available | GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37 |
| — | Plone (PyPI) | 3.3 – 3.3.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.0 to before 5.0.6 Fixed in 5.0.6 Patch available GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.0a1 to before 4.3.12 Fixed in 4.3.12 Patch available GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37
- Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.3 – 3.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37
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
- Fix · GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37 Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37 Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 4.3.12 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-2016-7139
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37
References
Patch 2
Advisory 3
Other 4
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Sources
- CVE-2016-7139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-7139 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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