High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-42457
CVE-2023-42457
Description
plone.rest allows users to use HTTP verbs such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. in Plone. Starting in the 2.x branch and prior to versions 2.0.1 and 3.0.1, when the ++api++ traverser is accidentally used multiple times in a url, handling it takes increasingly longer, making the server less responsive. Patches are available in plone.rest 2.0.1 and 3.0.1. Series 1.x is not affected. As a workaround, one may redirect /++api++/++api++ to /++api++ in one's frontend web server (nginx, Apache).
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
plone.restPyPI | >= 2.0.0a1, < 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
plone.restPyPI | >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 |
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:plone:rest:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:rest:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:rest:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: >= 2.0.0a1, < 2.0.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/plone/plone.rest/commit/43b4a7e86206e237e1de5ca3817ed071575882f7nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/plone/plone.rest/commit/77846a9842889b24f35e8bedc2e9d461388d3302nvdPatchWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/2nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6rp-mprm-xgcqghsaADVISORY
- github.com/plone/plone.rest/security/advisories/GHSA-h6rp-mprm-xgcqnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42457ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone-rest/PYSEC-2023-178.yamlghsaWEB
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