CVE-2011-0720
Plone Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, read or create arbitrary content, and change the site skin via unknown vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, read or create arbitrary content, and change the site skin via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-0720- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, read or create arbitrary content, and change the site skin via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-0720- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0018 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, read or create arbitrary content, and change the site skin via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0018- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3v28-9jjp-4g5w
9.3
Plone Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, read or create arbitrary content, and change the site skin via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-3v28-9jjp-4g5w- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3v28-9jjp-4g5w
9.3
Plone Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, read or create arbitrary content, and change the site skin via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-3v28-9jjp-4g5w- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2011-13 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, read or create arbitrary content, and change the site skin via unknown vectors.
- Record
PYSEC-2011-13- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
2.5 up to 4.0.4 | 4.0.4 |
plonePyPI |
2.5 up to 4.0.4, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 29 moreShow less3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.24.0.34.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc1 |
4.0.4 |
plonePyPI |
before 4.0.1, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 26 moreShow less3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc1 |
4.0.1 |
congaRed Hat:rhel_cluster:4 |
before 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 | 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 |
conga-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_cluster:4 |
before 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 | 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 |
luciRed Hat:rhel_cluster:4 |
before 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 | 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 |
ricciRed Hat:rhel_cluster:4 |
before 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 | 0:0.11.2-4.el4.2 |
congaRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 | 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 |
conga-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 | 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 |
luciRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 | 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 |
ricciRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 | 0:0.12.2-24.el5_6.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0720 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Plone, published February 3, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.20%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.0.4.
References
osvdb.org/70753
plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/cve-2011-0720
securityfocus.com/bid/46102
secunia.com/advisories/43146
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0393.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65099
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0796
secunia.com/advisories/43914
securitytracker.com/id?1025258
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0394.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0720
plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/CVE-2011-0720/logchecker.py
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/293
web.archive.org/web/20110505051314/http://secunia.com/advisories/43914
web.archive.org/web/20110826134658/http://secunia.com/advisories/43146
web.archive.org/web/20200229153953/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46102
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2011-13.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3v28-9jjp-4g5w
github.com/plone/Plone
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0393
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676961
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_0393.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0720
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0720
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0394
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_0394.json