CVE-2015-7315
Plone unauthorized member addition vulnerability
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.9
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
- Record
CVE-2015-7315- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
- Record
CVE-2015-7315- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0085 No score
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0085- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-984m-rj28-8c6x
8.2
Plone unauthorized member addition vulnerability
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
- Record
GHSA-984m-rj28-8c6x- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-984m-rj28-8c6x
8.2
Plone unauthorized member addition vulnerability
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
- Record
GHSA-984m-rj28-8c6x- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2964
8.2
Plone unauthorized member addition vulnerability
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2964- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-52 No score
Plone 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, 4.2.0 through 4.2.7, 4.3.0 through 4.3.6, and 5.0rc1 allows remote attackers to add a new member to a Plone site with registration enabled, without acknowledgment of site administrator.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-52- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
products-cmfplonePyPI |
3.3.0 up to 4.3.6 | 4.3.6 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
5.0a1 up to 5.0rc2 | 5.0rc2 |
plonePyPI |
3.3 to 3.3.6 | None known |
plonePyPI |
4.0a1 to 4.0.10 | None known |
plonePyPI |
4.1a1 to 4.1.6 | None known |
plonePyPI |
4.2a1 to 4.2.7 | None known |
plonePyPI |
4.3a1 to 4.3.6 | None known |
plonePyPI |
5.0rc1 to 5.0rc1 | None known |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
3.3.0 up to 4.3.7, plus listed versions 4.0b14.14.1.14.1.24.1.3 Show 39 moreShow less4.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.0.14.2.14.2.1.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.4.14.3.54.3.64.3a14.3a24.3b14.3b24.3rc1 |
4.3.7 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
5.0a1 up to 5.0rc2, plus listed versions 5.0a25.0a35.0b15.0b1.post15.0b25.0b35.0b45.0rc1 |
5.0rc2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
3.3 to 3.3.6, plus listed versions 3.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.5 |
None known |
plonePyPI |
4.0a1 to 4.0.10, plus listed versions 4.04.0.14.0.24.0.34.0.4 Show 15 moreShow less4.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc1 |
None known |
plonePyPI |
4.1a1 to 4.1.6, plus listed versions 4.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.4 Show 7 moreShow less4.1.54.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc3 |
None known |
plonePyPI |
4.2a1 to 4.2.7, plus listed versions 4.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.4 Show 7 moreShow less4.2.54.2.64.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc2 |
None known |
plonePyPI |
4.3a1 to 4.3.6, plus listed versions 4.34.3.14.3.24.3.34.3.4 Show 5 moreShow less4.3.54.3a24.3b14.3b24.3rc1 |
None known |
plonePyPI |
Listed versions 5.0rc1 |
None known |
plonePyPI |
3.3 up to 4.0a1, 4.0 up to 4.1a1, 4.1 up to 4.2a1, 4.2 up to 4.3a1, 4.3 up to 4.3.7, 5.0a1 up to 5.0rc2, plus listed versions 3.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.5 Show 37 moreShow less3.3.64.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.3.14.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.54.3.65.0a25.0a35.0b15.0b25.0b35.0b45.0rc1 |
4.0a14.1a14.2a14.3a14.3.75.0rc2 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
3.3.0 up to 4.3.7, 5.0a1 up to 5.0rc2, plus listed versions 4.0b14.14.1.14.1.24.1.3 Show 45 moreShow less4.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.0.14.2.14.2.1.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.4.14.3.54.3.64.3a14.3a24.3b14.3b24.3rc15.0a25.0a35.0b15.0b1.post15.0b25.0b3 |
4.3.75.0rc2 |
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-2015-7315 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Plone, published September 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in products-cmfplone 4.3.6.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264791
github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore/commit/e1d981bfa14b664317285f0f36498f4be4a23406
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/22/13
plone.org/security/hotfix/20150910/anonymous-is-able-to-create-plone-members
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7315
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/commit/1845b0a92312291811b68907bf2aa0fb448c4016
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github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/commit/9f0111f85cd14f3f067044b59b93e2856c99d542
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-52.yaml
pypi.org/project/Products.PloneHotfix20150910
github.com/advisories/GHSA-984m-rj28-8c6x
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone
pypi.org/project/products-cmfplone
Left out here: 2 versions. The JSON record has them.