Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The version of Plone installed on the remote host is prior to 4.3.2. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities:

  - traverser.py allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite     loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to 'retrieving information for certain     resources'. (CVE-2013-4188)

  - Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone     allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree     via unknown vectors. (CVE-2013-4189)

  - Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.py     in Plone allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
    (CVE-2013-4190)

  - zip.py allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a generated archive.
    (CVE-2013-4191)

  - sendto.py allows remote authenticated users to spoof emails via unspecified vectors. (CVE-2013-4192)

  - typeswidget.py allows remote attackers to hide fields on the forms via a crafted URL. (CVE-2013-4193)

  - The WYSIWYG component (wysiwyg.py) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted     URL, which reveals the installation path in an error message. (CVE-2013-4194)

  - Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in (1) marmoset_patch.py, (2) publish.py, and (3)     principiaredirect.py in Plone allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct     phishing attacks via unspecified vectors. (CVE-2013-4195)

  - The object manager implementation (objectmanager.py) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive     information via a crafted request. (CVE-2013-4196)

  - member_portrait.py allows remote authenticated users to modify or delete portraits of other users via     unspecified vectors. (CVE-2013-4197)

  - mail_password.py allows remote authenticated users to bypass the prohibition on password changes via the     forgotten password email functionality. (CVE-2013-4198)

  - (1) cb_decode.py and (2) linkintegrity.py in Plone allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of     service (resource consumption) via a large zip archive, which is expanded (decompressed). (CVE-2013-4199)

  - The isURLInPortal method in the URLTool class in in_portal.py in Plone treats URLs starting with a space     as a relative URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass the allow_external_login_sites filtering     property, redirect users to arbitrary web sites, and conduct phishing attacks via a space before a URL in     the 'next' parameter to acl_users/credentials_cookie_auth/require_login. (CVE-2013-4200)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. Since a vendor hotfix (PloneHotfix20130618) may remediate this without a version upgrade, this plugin only reports when running in Paranoid mode.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.py
    in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote attackers to inject
    arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. (CVE-2013-4190)

The version of Plone installed on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize input to the 'mailaddress' parameter of the 'spamProtect.py' script.  An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site. 

Note that the application is also reportedly affected by several additional vulnerabilities. Some of the reported vulnerabilities include but are not limited to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service (DoS), open redirect, cross-site scripting, as well as several additional flaws; however, Nessus has not tested for the additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
329026	Plone < 4.2.6 / 4.3.x < 4.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HF 20130618)	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
431851	SCA: security update for plone (GHSA-89rq-27xp-vgv7)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
431851	SCA: security update for plone (GHSA-89rq-27xp-vgv7)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
67205	Plone spamProtect mailaddress Parameter XSS	Nessus	CGI abuses : XSS	Remote	medium

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