CVE-2012-5507
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
AccessControl/AuthEncoding.py in Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via vectors involving timing discrepancies in password validation.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.7–7.5
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affected products (99)
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advisories (3)
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- GHSA-3qpr-7rmg-73v8Plone and Zope2 affected by Race Condition2018-07-23ghsa · osvUS
AccessControl/AuthEncoding.py in Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via vectors involving timing discrepancies in password validation.
- PYSEC-2014-492014-09-30vendor · osvUS
AccessControl/AuthEncoding.py in Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via vectors involving timing discrepancies in password validation.
- PYSEC-2014-752014-09-30vendor · osvUS
AccessControl/AuthEncoding.py in Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via vectors involving timing discrepancies in password validation.
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references (15)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067cnnvd
- https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txtcnnvd
- https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106cnnvd
- https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/23cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txtenisa_euvd
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