CVE-2016-7137 json
Plone Open Redirect Vulnerability
published 2017-03-07 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-69vh-662j-v988 , PYSEC-2017-60 , EUVD-2017-0093
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities 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 redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the referer parameter to (1) %2b%2bgroupdashboard%2b%2bplone.dashboard1%2bgroup/%2b/portlets.Actions or (2) folder/%2b%2bcontextportlets%2b%2bplone.footerportlets/%2b /portlets.Actions or the (3) came_from parameter to /login_form.
Patch / fix
- pypi plone 4.0a1, 4.3.12, 5.0.7
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-7137 updated cvss 4.7
plone: Open Redirection in Plone
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 congaaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-Redirection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | plone | >=5.0, <=5.0.6 >=4.0, <=4.3.11 >=3.3, <=3.3.6 >=5.0, <5.0.7 >=4.0, <4.3.12 >=3.3, <4.0a1 |
5.0.7 4.3.12 4.0a1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
References
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/4
mailing-list, web, patch, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/5
mailing-list, web, patch, third-party-advisory
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/139110/Plone-CMS-4.3.11-5.0.6-XSS-Traversal-Open-Redirection.html
web, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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plone.org
/security/hotfix/20160830/open-redirection-in-plone
web, vendor-advisory
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/80
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/92752
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7137
advisory
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github.com
/plone/Plone
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2017-60.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20210625091607/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92752
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20210625092107/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539572/100/0/threaded
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-69vh-662j-v988
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-7137
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-69vh-662j-v988
- NVD CVE-2016-7137
- OSV PYSEC-2017-60
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