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Plone Unprotected MembershipTool Methods Arbitrary Portrait Manipulation

high Nessus Plugin ID 21219

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a Python application that is affected by an access control failure.

Description

The remote host is running Plone, an open source content manage system written in Python.

The version of Plone installed on the remote host does not limit access to the 'changeMemberPortrait' and 'deletePersonalPortrait' MembershipTool methods. An unauthenticated attacker can leverage this issue to delete member portraits or add / update portraits with malicious content.

Solution

Either install Hotfix 2006-04-10 1.0 or upgrade to Plone version 2.0.6 / 2.1.3 / 2.5-beta2 when they become available.

See Also

http://dev.plone.org/plone/ticket/5432

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21219

File Name: plone_membershiptool_access_control_bypass.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/14/2006

Updated: 1/30/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-1711

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:plone:plone

Required KB Items: www/plone

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1711

BID: 17484