CVE-2021-29002
Plone XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the "form.widgets.site_title" parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the "form.widgets.site_title" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-29002- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the "form.widgets.site_title" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-29002- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0196 No score
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the "form.widgets.site_title" parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38g6-x6jv-jwff No score
Plone XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the form.widgets.site_title parameter.
- Record
GHSA-38g6-x6jv-jwff- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the "form.widgets.site_title" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-29002- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-889
5.4
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the "form.widgets.site_title" parameter.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-889- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-38g6-x6jv-jwff No score
Plone XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plone CMS 5.2.3 exists in site-controlpanel via the form.widgets.site_title parameter.
- Record
GHSA-38g6-x6jv-jwff- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
through 5.2.3 | None known |
plonePyPI |
through 5.2.3, 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 |
None known |
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-2021-29002 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Plone, published March 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
Left out here: 93 versions. The JSON record has them.