CVE-2012-5500
Plone contains Cross-site Request Forgery
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
- Record
CVE-2012-5500- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
- Record
CVE-2012-5500- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0060 No score
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0060- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2q75-f7cp-w86q
Plone contains Cross-site Request Forgery
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
- Record
GHSA-2q75-f7cp-w86q- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2q75-f7cp-w86q
Plone contains Cross-site Request Forgery
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
- Record
GHSA-2q75-f7cp-w86q- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-42 No score
The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.
- Record
PYSEC-2014-42- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
before 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
plonePyPI |
4.3a1 up to 4.3b1 | 4.3b1 |
plonePyPI |
before 4.2.3, 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 |
4.2.3 |
plonePyPI |
4.3a1 up to 4.3b1, plus listed versions 4.3a2 |
4.3b1 |
plonePyPI |
before 4.2.3, 4.3a0 up to 4.3b1, 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 |
4.2.34.3b1 |
congaRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-81.el5 | 0:0.12.2-81.el5 |
conga-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-81.el5 | 0:0.12.2-81.el5 |
luciRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-81.el5 | 0:0.12.2-81.el5 |
ricciRed Hat:rhel_cluster:5 |
before 0:0.12.2-81.el5 | 0:0.12.2-81.el5 |
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-2012-5500 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Plone, published November 3, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.2.3.
References
github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1
plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/16
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1194.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5500
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1194
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=874649
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2014/rhsa-2014_1194.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5485
Left out here: 30 versions. The JSON record has them.