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Plone Python Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (20230921)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 300605
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Synopsis
A Python library installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The detected version of Plone python package, plone, is prior to version 5.2.14 or 6.x prior to 6.0.7. It is, therefore, affected by the following the vulnerabilities:- Multiple stored cross site scripting vulnerabilities exits when handling SVG images. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to click a specially crafted URL, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. (CVE-2023-41048, CVE-2023-42458)
- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in plone.rest. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, to cause the server to stop responding.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to plone version 5.2.14, 6.0.7 or later.See Also
https://plone.org/security/announcements/20230921-announcement
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 300605
File Name: plone_20230921.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/4/2026
Updated: 3/9/2026
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-42458
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:plone:plone
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2023