CVE-2016-7147
Plone XSS in Zope ZMI
CVE-2016-7147 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Plone, published February 4, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in plone 4.3.12.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
CVE-2016-7147- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
CVE-2016-7147- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0097 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0097- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-84jm-cpc5-c7g7
Plone XSS in Zope ZMI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
GHSA-84jm-cpc5-c7g7- 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:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
CVE-2016-7147- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-84jm-cpc5-c7g7
Plone XSS in Zope ZMI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
GHSA-84jm-cpc5-c7g7- 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:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7147
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7147- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-64 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage_findResult component in the search feature in Zope ZMI in Plone before 4.3.12 and 5.x before 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving double quotes, as demonstrated by the obj_ids:tokens parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7140.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-64- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
4.0 to 4.3.11 | 4.3.12 |
plonePyPI |
5.0 to 5.0.6 | 5.0.7 |
plonePyPI |
4.0 up to 4.3.12, plus listed versions 4.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less4.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.54.3.64.3.74.3.84.3.9 |
4.3.12 |
plonePyPI |
5.0 up to 5.0.7, plus listed versions 5.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.6 |
5.0.7 |
plonePyPI |
before 4.3.12, 5.0 up to 5.0.7, 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 |
4.3.125.0.7 |
zope2.13Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.13.22-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
zope2.13Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.13.22-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
curesec.com/blog/article/blog/Plone-XSS-186.html
plone.org/security/hotfix/20170117
securityfocus.com/bid/96117
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7147
web.archive.org/web/20170214002551/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96117
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