Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5491
CVE-2012-5491
Description
z3c.form, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain the default form field values by leveraging knowledge of the form location and the element id.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
PlonePyPI | < 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
PlonePyPI | >= 4.3a0, < 4.3b1 | 4.3b1 |
Affected products
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- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.2.2
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8pg-wp5j-rjxxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5491ghsaADVISORY
- plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/07nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1nvdWEB
- github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txtnvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-33.yamlghsaWEB
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