CVE-2017-1000482: Products.CMFPlone XSS in profile home_page property
5.4
CVSS Score
3.0
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.51866%
CWE
Published
5/14/2022
Updated
10/18/2024
KEV Status
No
Technology
Python
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
| Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Products.CMFPlone | pip | < 4.3.17 | 4.3.17 |
| Products.CMFPlone | pip | >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.10 | 5.0.10 |
| Products.CMFPlone | pip | >= 5.1a1, < 5.1.0 | 5.1.0 |
| Plone | pip | >= 2.5a1, < 4.3.16 | 4.3.16 |
| Plone | pip | >= 5.0a1, < 5.1.0 | 5.1.0 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The vulnerability stems from improper URL validation in the isURLInPortal method. The commit 05a943ecbcdda56bacc93b55c9e2e908d8a7dfab shows critical changes to this function: introducing ALLOWED_SCHEMAS to restrict protocols, BAD_URL_PARTS to block XSS patterns, and HTML unescaping to prevent encoded payloads. These changes directly address the XSS vector described in CVE-2017-1000482, confirming this function's role in the vulnerability.