CVE-2017-1000481
Products.CMFPlone Open Redirect Vulnerability
CVE-2017-1000481 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Plone, published January 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in products-cmfplone 4.3.17.
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
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
6.1
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000481- 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
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000481- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0113 No score
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0113- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8g72-gq68-6gqh
5.3
Products.CMFPlone Open Redirect Vulnerability
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
GHSA-8g72-gq68-6gqh- 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-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000481- 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-8g72-gq68-6gqh
5.3
Products.CMFPlone Open Redirect Vulnerability
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
GHSA-8g72-gq68-6gqh- 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-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2963
5.3
Products.CMFPlone Open Redirect Vulnerability
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2963- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2018-70 No score
When you visit a page where you need to login, Plone 2.5-5.1rc1 sends you to the login form with a 'came_from' parameter set to the previous url. After you login, you get redirected to the page you tried to view before. An attacker might try to abuse this by letting you click on a specially crafted link. You would login, and get redirected to the site of the attacker, letting you think that you are still on the original Plone site. Or some javascript of the attacker could be executed. Most of these types of attacks are already blocked by Plone, using the isURLInPortal check to make sure we only redirect to a page on the same Plone site. But a few more ways of tricking Plone into accepting a malicious link were discovered, and fixed with this hotfix.
- Record
PYSEC-2018-70- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
products-cmfplonePyPI |
before 4.3.17 | 4.3.17 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
5.0.0 up to 5.0.10 | 5.0.10 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
5.1a1 up to 5.1.0 | 5.1.0 |
plonePyPI |
2.5 up to 4.3.16 | 4.3.16 |
plonePyPI |
5 up to 5.1.0 | 5.1.0 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
before 4.3.17, plus listed versions 4.0b14.14.1.14.1.24.1.3 Show 45 moreShow less4.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.0.14.2.14.2.1.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.104.3.10rc14.3.114.3.124.3.134.3.144.3.154.3.164.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.4.14.3.54.3.64.3.74.3.84.3.8rc1 |
4.3.17 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
5.0.0 up to 5.0.10, plus listed versions 5.05.0.15.0.10rc15.0.25.0.3 Show 12 moreShow less5.0.3.15.0.3rc15.0.45.0.4rc15.0.55.0.5rc15.0.5rc25.0.65.0.6rc15.0.75.0.85.0.9 |
5.0.10 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
5.1a1 up to 5.1.0, plus listed versions 5.1a25.1b25.1b35.1b45.1rc15.1rc2 |
5.1.0 |
plonePyPI |
2.5 up to 4.3.16, 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 |
4.3.16 |
plonePyPI |
5 up to 5.1.0, plus listed versions 5.05.0.15.0.105.0.25.0.3 Show 14 moreShow less5.0.45.0.55.0.65.0.75.0.85.0.95.1a15.1a25.1b15.1b25.1b35.1b45.1rc15.1rc2 |
5.1.0 |
plonePyPI |
2.5 up to 4.3.16, 5 up to 5.1.0, 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 |
4.3.165.1.0 |
products-cmfplonePyPI |
before 4.3.17, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.10, 5.1a1 up to 5.1.0, plus listed versions 4.0b14.14.1.14.1.24.1.3 Show 45 moreShow less4.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.0.14.2.14.2.1.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.104.3.10rc14.3.114.3.124.3.134.3.144.3.154.3.164.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.4.14.3.54.3.64.3.74.3.84.3.8rc1 |
4.3.175.0.105.1.0 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
plone.org/security/hotfix/20171128/open-redirection-on-login-form
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000481
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/issues/2232
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/pull/2233
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/pull/2234
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/pull/2235
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github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/pull/2236
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/commit/05a943ecbcdda56bacc93b55c9e2e908d8a7dfab
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/commit/0e50e1e67ea3b6d3187f78cb1a1628081f654d3b
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/commit/236b62b756ff46a92783b3897e717dfb15eb07d8
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/commit/7db5b2c8fb684055987b8c4fdedc29289bd26373
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2018-70.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8g72-gq68-6gqh
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone
pypi.org/project/products-cmfplone
Left out here: 134 versions. The JSON record has them.