CVE-2012-5506
Plone denial of service via RSS Feed Request
CVE-2012-5506 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 1.62%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.2.3.
python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
- Record
CVE-2012-5506- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- 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 cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
- Record
CVE-2012-5506- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0066 No score
python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0066- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79hj-474h-v4xv
Plone denial of service via RSS Feed Request
python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
- Record
GHSA-79hj-474h-v4xv- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-79hj-474h-v4xv
Plone denial of service via RSS Feed Request
python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
- Record
GHSA-79hj-474h-v4xv- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-48 No score
python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.
- Record
PYSEC-2014-48- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
before 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
plonePyPI |
4.3a1 up to 4.3b1 | 4.3b1 |
plonePyPI |
before 4.2.3, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 45 moreShow less3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a2 |
4.2.3 |
plonePyPI |
4.3a1 up to 4.3b1, plus listed versions 4.3a2 |
4.3b1 |
plonePyPI |
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 less3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a2 |
4.2.34.3b1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1
plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5506
Left out here: 30 versions. The JSON record has them.