CVE-2020-7938
Plone Privilege Escallation
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
CVE-2020-7938- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
CVE-2020-7938- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0145 No score
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0145- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf
Plone Privilege Escallation
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
CVE-2020-7938- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf
Plone Privilege Escallation
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2889
Plone Privilege Escallation
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2889- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-87 No score
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-87- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plone-restapiPyPI |
before 6.2.1 | 6.2.1 |
plonePyPI |
5.2.0 up to 5.2.2 | 5.2.2 |
plone-restapiPyPI |
before 6.2.1, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0a11.0a101.0a111.0a12 Show 45 moreShow less1.0a131.0a141.0a151.0a161.0a171.0a181.0a191.0a21.0a201.0a211.0a221.0a231.0a241.0a251.0a31.0a41.0a51.0a61.0a71.0a81.0a91.0b11.1.01.2.01.3.01.3.11.4.01.4.11.5.01.6.02.0.02.0.12.1.02.2.02.2.13.0.03.1.03.2.03.2.13.2.23.3.03.4.03.4.13.4.23.4.3 |
6.2.1 |
plonePyPI |
5.2.0 up to 5.2.2, plus listed versions 5.2.1 |
5.2.2 |
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-2020-7938 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Plone, published January 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in plone-restapi 6.2.1.
References
Left out here: 36 versions. The JSON record has them.