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TI-2017-03539 Aliases CVE-2017-5524GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4

Plone 4.x through 4.3.11 and 5.x through 5.0.6 allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox…

Priority LOW 24CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Plone 4.x through 4.3.11 and 5.x through 5.0.6 allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and obtain sensitive information by leveraging the Python string format method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01918 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Plone (PyPI): 4.3.12, 5.1b1, 5.0.7

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)4.0 to before 4.3.124.3.12Patch availableGHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4
—Plone (PyPI)5.1a1 to before 5.1b15.1b1Patch availableGHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4
—Plone (PyPI)5.0rc1 to before 5.0.75.0.7Patch availableGHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.0 to before 4.3.12 Fixed in 4.3.12 Patch available GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4
  • Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.1a1 to before 5.1b1 Fixed in 5.1b1 Patch available GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4
  • Plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.0rc1 to before 5.0.7 Fixed in 5.0.7 Patch available GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4

CPE configurations NVD · 49

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.10Vulnerableplone
  • 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:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
Show 39 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6Vulnerableplone
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:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.6Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.7Vulnerableplone
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:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.6Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.8Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.9Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.10Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.11Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1 a1Vulnerableplone
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1 a2Vulnerableplone
  • 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: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:5.1:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 a1 Vulnerable ·plone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1:a2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 a2 Vulnerable ·plone

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4 Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 4.3.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4 Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 5.1b1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4 Plone (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.7 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5524
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5wr-vp8g-q5p4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • 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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