CVE-2016-7139
Plone Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-7139- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV: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 an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-7139- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0095 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0095- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37
5.3
Plone Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-7139- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37
5.3
Plone Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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-2017-62 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified page template in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-62- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
plonePyPI |
5.0 up to 5.0.6 | 5.0.6 |
plonePyPI |
4.0a1 up to 4.3.12 | 4.3.12 |
plonePyPI |
3.3 to 3.3.6 | None known |
plonePyPI |
5.0 up to 5.0.6, plus listed versions 5.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.5 |
5.0.6 |
plonePyPI |
4.0a1 up to 4.3.12, plus listed versions 4.04.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.3 Show 45 moreShow less4.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.0a24.0a34.0a44.0a54.0b14.0b24.0b34.0b44.0b54.0rc14.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.3 |
4.3.12 |
plonePyPI |
3.3 to 3.3.6, plus listed versions 3.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.5 |
None known |
plonePyPI |
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 Show 45 moreShow less3.3.64.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1a14.1a24.1a34.1b14.1b24.1rc24.1rc34.24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.74.2a14.2a24.2b14.2b24.2rc14.2rc24.34.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.24.3.3 |
5.0.74.3.124.0a1 |
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-2016-7139 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 5.0.6.
References
plone.org/security/hotfix/20160830/non-persistent-xss-in-plone
packetstormsecurity.com/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-Redirection.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/80
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/5
securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded
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securityfocus.com/bid/92752
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7139
web.archive.org/web/20201207134910/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752
web.archive.org/web/20201207134911/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-62.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp4c-2692-7f37
github.com/plone/Plone
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