Plone < 5.2.7 / 6.x < 6.0.0a3 XSS (CVE-2022-23599)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 300644

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Synopsis

A Python library installed on the remote host is affected by a cross site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The detected version of Plone, is prior to version 5.2.7, or version 6 prior to 6.0.0a3. It is, therefore, affected by a cross site scripting vulnerability. A remote attacker can exploit this via cache poisoning to redirect a user when clicking links on the compromised page.

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 5.2.7, 6.0.0a3, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 300644

File Name: plone_CVE-2022-23599.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: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23599

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:plone:plone

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23599

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