CVE-2013-4189
Plone Privilege escalation due improper authorization
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-4189- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-4189- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0071 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0071- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pwpq-632g-h49g
Plone Privilege escalation due improper authorization
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-pwpq-632g-h49g- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pwpq-632g-h49g
Plone Privilege escalation due improper authorization
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-pwpq-632g-h49g- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-53 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) dataitems.py, (2) get.py, and (3) traverseName.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allow remote authenticated users with administrator access to a subtree to access nodes above the subtree via unknown vectors.
- Record
PYSEC-2014-53- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
2.1 to 4.1 | None known |
plonePyPI |
4.2 up to 4.2.6 | 4.2.6 |
plonePyPI |
4.3 up to 4.3.2 | 4.3.2 |
plonePyPI |
2.1 to 4.1, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 43 moreShow less3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc3 |
None known |
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 |
4.3 up to 4.3.2, plus listed versions 4.3.1 |
4.3.2 |
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-2013-4189 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Plone, published March 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.2.6.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978450
plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20130618-announcement
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/261
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4189
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-53.yaml
Left out here: 5 versions. The JSON record has them.