CVE-2016-4041
Plone vulnerable to privilege escalation in WebDAV
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4041- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4041- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0088 No score
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0088- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqgj-22gr-73vx
Plone vulnerable to privilege escalation in WebDAV
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-qqgj-22gr-73vx- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4041- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qqgj-22gr-73vx
Plone vulnerable to privilege escalation in WebDAV
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-qqgj-22gr-73vx- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-55 No score
Plone 4.0 through 5.1a1 does not have security declarations for Dexterity content-related WebDAV requests, which allows remote attackers to gain webdav access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-55- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
3.3 up to 4.3.10 | 4.3.10 |
plonePyPI |
5.0 up to 5.0.5 | 5.0.5 |
plonePyPI |
5.1a1 to 5.1a1 | 5.1a2 |
plonePyPI |
3.3 up to 4.3.10, plus listed versions 3.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.5 Show 45 moreShow less3.3.64.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.7 |
4.3.10 |
plonePyPI |
5.0 up to 5.0.5, plus listed versions 5.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.4 |
5.0.5 |
plonePyPI |
5.1a1 up to 5.1a2 | 5.1a2 |
plonePyPI |
4.0 up to 5.1a2, plus listed versions 4.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less4.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.124.3.134.3.144.3.154.3.164.3.174.3.184.3.19 |
5.1a2 |
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-2016-4041 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Plone, published February 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.3.10.
References
Left out here: 57 versions. The JSON record has them.