CVE-2013-4188
Plone Authenticated Denial of Service vulnerability
traverser.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "retrieving information for certain resources."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
traverser.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "retrieving information for certain resources."
- Record
CVE-2013-4188- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
traverser.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "retrieving information for certain resources."
- Record
CVE-2013-4188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0070 No score
traverser.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "retrieving information for certain resources."
- Record
EUVD-2014-0070- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3pw-qxjj-6prr
Plone Authenticated Denial of Service vulnerability
traverser.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "retrieving information for certain resources."
- Record
GHSA-w3pw-qxjj-6prr- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w3pw-qxjj-6prr
Plone Authenticated Denial of Service vulnerability
traverser.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "retrieving information for certain resources."
- Record
GHSA-w3pw-qxjj-6prr- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-52 No score
traverser.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and resource consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "retrieving information for certain resources."
- Record
PYSEC-2014-52- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
4.3 up to 4.3.2 | 4.3.2 |
plonePyPI |
4.2 up to 4.2.6 | 4.2.6 |
plonePyPI |
2.1 to 4.1 | 4.1.1 |
plonePyPI |
4.3 up to 4.3.2, plus listed versions 4.3.1 |
4.3.2 |
plonePyPI |
4.2 up to 4.2.6, plus listed versions 4.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.5 |
4.2.6 |
plonePyPI |
2.1 up to 4.1.1, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 44 moreShow less3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc3 |
4.1.1 |
plonePyPI |
2.1 up to 4.1.1, 4.2 up to 4.2.6, 4.3 up to 4.3.2, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 45 moreShow less3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.2.1 |
4.1.14.2.64.3.2 |
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-2013-4188 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Plone, published March 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in plone 4.3.2.
References
plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20130618-announcement
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/261
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978449
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4188
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-52.yaml
Left out here: 5 versions. The JSON record has them.