CVE-2016-7136

Plone XSS

6.1 MediumFix available

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

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

1.59%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

Record: CVE-2016-7136
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

Record: CVE-2016-7136
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0092 No score

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

Record: EUVD-2017-0092
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22jm-p2vv-j2hc 5.3

Plone XSS

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

Record: GHSA-22jm-p2vv-j2hc
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 6.1

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

Record: CVE-2016-7136
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-22jm-p2vv-j2hc 5.3

Plone XSS

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

Record: GHSA-22jm-p2vv-j2hc
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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

OSVPYSEC-2017-59 No score

z3c.form in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6 and 4.x through 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted GET request.

Record: PYSEC-2017-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

plone

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`plone` PyPI	5.0.0 to 5.0.6	None known
`plone` PyPI	4.0.0 to 4.3.11	None known
`plone` PyPI	5.0.0 to 5.0.6, plus listed versions 5.05.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.5	None known
`plone` PyPI	4.0.0 to 4.3.11, plus listed versions 4.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.3 Show 45 moreShow less 4.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.104.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.54.3.64.3.74.3.84.3.9	None known
`plone` PyPI	5.0 up to 5.0.7, 4.2 up to 4.3.12, plus listed versions 4.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.5 Show 25 moreShow less 4.2.64.2.74.34.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.54.3.64.3.74.3.84.3.94.3a14.3a24.3b14.3b24.3rc15.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.6	5.0.74.3.12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-7136 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Plone, published March 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in plone 5.0.7.

References

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