CVE-2017-5524

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-01-17
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1436640: CVE-2017-5524 plone: sandbox bypass via str.format in templates

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Plone 4.x through 4.3.11 and 5.x through 5.0.6 allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and obtain sensitive information by leveraging the Python string format method.

Find out more about CVE-2017-5524 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 conga Not affected

External References

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