@plone/volto vulnerable to potential DoS by invoking specific URL by anonymous user
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Volto is a ReactJS-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System. Versions 16.34.0 and below, 17.0.0 through 17.22.1, 18.0.0 through 18.27.1, and 19.0.0-alpha.1 through 19.0.0-alpha.5, an anonymous user could cause the NodeJS server part of Volto to quit with an error when visiting a specific URL. This issue is fixed in versions 16.34.1, 17.22.2, 18.27.2 and 19.0.0-alpha.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed volto (plone): 16.34.1, 17.22.2, 18.27.2 +1@plone/volto (npm): 16.34.1, 17.22.2, 18.27.2 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plone | volto | before 16.34.1; 17.0.0 to before 17.22.2; 18.0.0 to before 18.27.2; 19.0.0-alpha.1 to before 19.0.0-alpha.6 | 16.34.1, 17.22.2, 18.27.2, 19.0.0-alpha.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @plone/volto (npm) | before 16.34.1 | 16.34.1 | Patch available | GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 |
| — | @plone/volto (npm) | 17.0.0 to before 17.22.2 | 17.22.2 | Patch available | GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 |
| — | @plone/volto (npm) | 18.0.0 to before 18.27.2 | 18.27.2 | Patch available | GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 |
| — | @plone/volto (npm) | 19.0.0-alpha.1 to before 19.0.0-alpha.6 | 19.0.0-alpha.6 | Patch available | GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 |
- volto Vendorplone Affected before 16.34.1; 17.0.0 to before 17.22.2; 18.0.0 to before 18.27.2; 19.0.0-alpha.1 to before 19.0.0-alpha.6 Fixed in 16.34.1, 17.22.2, 18.27.2, 19.0.0-alpha.6 Patch available CNA
- @plone/volto (npm) Vendor— Affected before 16.34.1 Fixed in 16.34.1 Patch available GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33
- @plone/volto (npm) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0 to before 17.22.2 Fixed in 17.22.2 Patch available GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33
- @plone/volto (npm) Vendor— Affected 18.0.0 to before 18.27.2 Fixed in 18.27.2 Patch available GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33
- @plone/volto (npm) Vendor— Affected 19.0.0-alpha.1 to before 19.0.0-alpha.6 Fixed in 19.0.0-alpha.6 Patch available GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33
Remediation
- Fix · CNA volto (plone) Fixed in 16.34.1, 17.22.2, 18.27.2, 19.0.0-alpha.6
- Fix · GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 @plone/volto (npm) Fixed in 16.34.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 @plone/volto (npm) Fixed in 17.22.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 @plone/volto (npm) Fixed in 18.27.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 @plone/volto (npm) Fixed in 19.0.0-alpha.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-61668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33
References
Other 9
- https://github.com/plone/volto/security/advisories/GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33
- https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/7412
- https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/7413
- https://github.com/plone/volto/commit/58d9f82d2d50ca9a87edbe16fed91762e57c109c
- https://github.com/plone/volto/releases/tag/16.34.1
- https://github.com/plone/volto/releases/tag/17.22.2
- https://github.com/plone/volto/releases/tag/19.0.0-alpha.6
- http://github.com/plone/volto/releases/tag/18.27.2
- https://github.com/plone/volto
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Sources
- CVE-2025-61668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-61668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8rj-ppph-mj33 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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