CVE-2013-4190
Plone vulnerable to cross-site scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-4190- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-4190- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0072 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0072- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-89rq-27xp-vgv7
Plone vulnerable to cross-site scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-89rq-27xp-vgv7- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-89rq-27xp-vgv7
Plone vulnerable to cross-site scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-89rq-27xp-vgv7- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-54 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) spamProtect.py, (2) pts.py, and (3) request.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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
PYSEC-2014-54- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
2.1 to 4.1 | 4.1.1 |
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 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 |
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-2013-4190 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 1.82%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.1.1.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978451
plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20130618-announcement
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/261
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4190
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-54.yaml
Left out here: 5 versions. The JSON record has them.