CVE-2020-7938
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
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affected products (4)
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advisories (3)
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- GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwfPlone Privilege Escallation2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- PYSEC-2020-872020-01-23vendor · osvUS
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- PYSEC-2026-2889Plone Privilege Escallation2026-07-09vendor · osvUS
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
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references (14)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-7938cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7938cnnvd
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121cnnvd
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installedcnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1enisa_euvd
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121enisa_euvd
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