CVE-2012-5488

Plone Code Injection vulnerability

5.0 MediumFix available

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

Exploit likelihood

2.61%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

Record: CVE-2012-5488
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

Record: CVE-2012-5488
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-0048 No score

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

Record: EUVD-2014-0048
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxw7-85xm-3xrc 8.1

Plone Code Injection vulnerability

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

Record: GHSA-cxw7-85xm-3xrc
CVSS 4.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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-cxw7-85xm-3xrc 8.1

Plone Code Injection vulnerability

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

Record: GHSA-cxw7-85xm-3xrc
CVSS 4.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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-2014-30 No score

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to execute Python code via a crafted URL, related to createObject.

Record: PYSEC-2014-30
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

plone

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`plone` PyPI	before 4.2.3	4.2.3
`plone` PyPI	4.3a0 up to 4.3b1	4.3b1
`plone` PyPI	before 4.2.3, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 45 moreShow less 3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a2	4.2.3
`plone` PyPI	4.3a0 up to 4.3b1, plus listed versions 4.3a14.3a2	4.3b1
`plone` PyPI	before 4.2.3, 4.3a0 up to 4.3b1, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 45 moreShow less 3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a2	4.2.34.3b1
`conga` Red Hat:rhel_cluster:5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.12.2-81.el5	0:0.12.2-81.el5
`conga-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_cluster:5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.12.2-81.el5	0:0.12.2-81.el5
`luci` Red Hat:rhel_cluster:5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.12.2-81.el5	0:0.12.2-81.el5
`ricci` Red Hat:rhel_cluster:5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.12.2-81.el5	0:0.12.2-81.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-5488 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Plone, published September 30, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.61%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.2.3.

References

Show 48 moreShow less

This page doesn't list everything

Left out here: 30 versions. The JSON record has them.