CVE-2012-5498
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
queryCatalog.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to bypass caching and cause a denial of service via a crafted request to a collection.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5
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affected products (69)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-97rj-p794-wq6mPlone denial of service via Caching Bypass2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
queryCatalog.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to bypass caching and cause a denial of service via a crafted request to a collection.
- PYSEC-2014-402014-09-30vendor · osvUS
queryCatalog.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to bypass caching and cause a denial of service via a crafted request to a collection.
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references (21)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1194.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/09/7cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1194cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5498cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=874665cnnvd
- https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txtcnnvd
- https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106cnnvd
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