CVE-2016-4041
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.5
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affected products (45)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-qqgj-22gr-73vxPlone vulnerable to privilege escalation in WebDAV2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- PYSEC-2017-552017-02-24vendor · osvUS
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (7)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/1cnnvd
- https://plone.org/security/20160419/privilege-escalation-in-webdavcnnvd
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20160419/privilege-escalation-in-webdavPatchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/1enisa_euvd
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20160419/privilege-escalation-in-webdavenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20160419/privilege-escalation-in-webdavVendor Advisorynvd
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