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CVE-2016-7140

Plone vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

6.1 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-7140 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 76th percentile. Fixed in plone 5.0.7.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.1 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.59%EPSS, 76th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
5.0.7plone +4 more

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
plone
PyPI
5.0a1 up to 5.0.7
5.0.7
plone
PyPI
3.3a1 up to 4.3.12
4.3.12
plone
PyPI
5.0a1 up to 5.0.7, plus listed versions
5.05.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.4
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5.0.55.0.65.0a25.0a35.0b15.0b25.0b35.0b45.0rc15.0rc25.0rc3
5.0.7
plone
PyPI
3.3a1 up to 4.3.12, plus listed versions
3.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.4
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3.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.2
4.3.12
plone
PyPI
5.0 up to 5.0.7, 4.0 up to 4.3.12, 3.3 up to 4.0a1, plus listed versions
3.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.5
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3.3.64.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.24.3.3
5.0.74.3.124.0a1

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.1

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-7140
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 ListNo score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-7140
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0096No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2017-0096
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chvw-gjxf-f8mc5.3

Plone vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-chvw-gjxf-f8mc
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
OSV6.1

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-7140
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-chvw-gjxf-f8mc5.3

Plone vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-chvw-gjxf-f8mc
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-2017-63No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ZMI page in Zope2 in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
PYSEC-2017-63
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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