CVE-2020-7938 json
Plone Privilege Escallation
published 2020-01-23 6 y ago modified 2026-07-13 3 mo ago also GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf , PYSEC-2020-87 , PYSEC-2026-2889 , EUVD-2020-0145
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.
Patch / fix
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-2020-7938 updated cvss 8.8
plone: privilege escalation in plone.restapi
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 congaaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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
1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | plone-restapi | <6.2.1 |
6.2.1 |
| pypi | plone | >=5.2.0, <5.2.2 |
5.2.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
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github.com
/plone/plone.restapi/pull/859
web
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plone.org
/security/hotfix/20200121
web, vendor-advisory
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plone.org
/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installed
web, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7938
advisory
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github.com
/plone/plone.restapi/issues/857
web
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-87.yaml
web
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pypi.org
/project/plone-restapi
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7938
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf
- NVD CVE-2020-7938
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2889
- OSV PYSEC-2020-87
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