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 75th percentile. Fixed in plone 5.0.7.

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

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

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 List No score

Record: CVE-2016-7140
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0096 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-0096
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chvw-gjxf-f8mc 5.3

Plone vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

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

OSV 6.1

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-f8mc 5.3

Plone vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

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-2017-63 No score

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

Affected products

plone

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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 Show 11 moreShow less 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 Show 45 moreShow less 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 Show 45 moreShow less 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

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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