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CVE-2007-5741

Plone Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe Handling of Pickles

7.5 HighFix available

Plone 2.5 through 2.5.4 and 3.0 through 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via network data containing pickled objects for the (1) statusmessages or (2) linkintegrity module, which the module unpickles and executes.

Exploit likelihood

2.21%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Plone 2.5 through 2.5.4 and 3.0 through 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via network data containing pickled objects for the (1) statusmessages or (2) linkintegrity module, which the module unpickles and executes.

Record
CVE-2007-5741
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Plone 2.5 through 2.5.4 and 3.0 through 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via network data containing pickled objects for the (1) statusmessages or (2) linkintegrity module, which the module unpickles and executes.

Record
CVE-2007-5741
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0002 No score

Plone 2.5 through 2.5.4 and 3.0 through 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via network data containing pickled objects for the (1) statusmessages or (2) linkintegrity module, which the module unpickles and executes.

Record
EUVD-2007-0002
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hf26-vvmx-x8c8 9.3

Plone Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe Handling of Pickles

Plone 2.5 through 2.5.4 and 3.0 through 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via network data containing pickled objects for the (1) statusmessages or (2) linkintegrity module, which the module unpickles and executes.

Record
GHSA-hf26-vvmx-x8c8
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hf26-vvmx-x8c8 9.3

Plone Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe Handling of Pickles

Plone 2.5 through 2.5.4 and 3.0 through 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via network data containing pickled objects for the (1) statusmessages or (2) linkintegrity module, which the module unpickles and executes.

Record
GHSA-hf26-vvmx-x8c8
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2007-4 No score

Plone 2.5 through 2.5.4 and 3.0 through 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via network data containing pickled objects for the (1) statusmessages or (2) linkintegrity module, which the module unpickles and executes.

Record
PYSEC-2007-4
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
plone
PyPI
 2.5 to 2.5.4
2.5.5
plone
PyPI
 3.0 to 3.0.2
3.0.3
zope-cmfplone
Debian:4.0
 before 2.5.1-4etch1, plus listed versions
2.5.1-4
2.5.1-4etch1
zope-cmfplone
Debian:4.0
 before 2.5.1-4etch2, plus listed versions
2.5.1-42.5.1-4etch1
2.5.1-4etch2
plone
PyPI
 2.5 up to 2.5.5
2.5.5
plone
PyPI
 3.0 up to 3.0.3
3.0.3
plone
PyPI
 2.5 up to 2.5.5, 3.0 up to 3.0.3
2.5.53.0.3

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2007-5741 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Plone, published November 7, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in plone 2.5.5.

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