CVE-2012-5504

Plone Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in widget_traversal.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

1.20%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in widget_traversal.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2012-5504
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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in widget_traversal.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2012-5504
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-0064 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in widget_traversal.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2014-0064
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5whw-5cmm-9jw4 5.3

Plone Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in widget_traversal.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-5whw-5cmm-9jw4
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 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-5whw-5cmm-9jw4 5.3

Plone Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in widget_traversal.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-5whw-5cmm-9jw4
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 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2014-46 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in widget_traversal.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: PYSEC-2014-46
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

plone

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`plone` PyPI	before 4.2.3	4.2.3
`plone` PyPI	4.3a0 up to 4.3b1	4.3b1
`plone` PyPI	before 4.2.3, plus listed versions 3.23.2.13.2.23.2.33.2a1 Show 45 moreShow less 3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a2	4.2.3
`plone` PyPI	4.3a0 up to 4.3b1, plus listed versions 4.3a14.3a2	4.3b1
`plone` PyPI	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 less 3.2rc13.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3b13.3rc13.3rc23.3rc33.3rc43.3rc54.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a14.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a2	4.2.34.3b1

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-2012-5504 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Plone, published September 30, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in plone 4.2.3.

References

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