Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7138
CVE-2016-7138
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
PlonePyPI | >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.6 | — |
PlonePyPI | >= 4.0.0, <= 4.3.11 | — |
PlonePyPI | >= 3.3.0, <= 3.3.6 | — |
Affected products
57cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 55 more
- 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:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:5.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-Redirection.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/80nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3hp-f8qr-cf3pghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7138ghsaADVISORY
- plone.org/security/hotfix/20160830/non-persistent-xss-in-plone-1nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threadednvdWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752nvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-61.yamlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20210625091607/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20210625092107/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threadedghsaWEB
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