Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7140
CVE-2016-7140
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
PlonePyPI | >= 5.0a1, < 5.0.7 | 5.0.7 |
PlonePyPI | >= 3.3a1, < 4.3.12 | 4.3.12 |
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
10- 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-chvw-gjxf-f8mcghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7140ghsaADVISORY
- plone.org/security/hotfix/20160830/non-persistent-xss-in-zope2nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-63.yamlghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752nvd
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