Is CVE-2006-4249 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2006-4249 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2006-4249?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 1 May 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.5,last_affected=2.5.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.5,fixed=2.5.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2006-4249?

Yes. plone (PyPI): upgrade to 2.5.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2006-4249 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2006-4249?

Check whether you run plone (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2006-4249: Plone PlonePAS group masquerading via anonymous registration

CVE-2006-4249 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.9 · Published 2022-05-01

Plone is a content management system used for building websites and intranets. A security flaw in its authentication component allows unauthorized users to register accounts that impersonate system groups. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to restricted content or administrative functions intended only for specific groups.

Technologies: plone (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2006-4249 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2006-4249 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2006-4249?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 1 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?: plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.5,last_affected=2.5.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.5,fixed=2.5.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2006-4249?: Yes. plone (PyPI): upgrade to 2.5.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2006-4249 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2006-4249?: Check whether you run plone (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

plone (PyPI): upgrade to 2.5.2 or later
```
pip install "plone>=2.5.2"
```

Technical details

An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Plone Pluggable Authentication Service (PlonePAS) component of Plone versions 2.5 and 2.5.1. When the 'anonymous member registration' feature is enabled, a remote attacker can register a username that conflicts with or masquerades as a group identity. This logic flaw allows the attacker to inherit the permissions and access rights associated with that group. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network without prior authentication, though it requires the specific configuration of open registration to be active. The issue was addressed in Plone version 2.5.2 and via a security hotfix.

Affected products

Plone Foundation Plone 2.5, 2.5.1

Identifiers

CVE-2006-4249
GHSA-r7j4-82xw-8m9p
PYSEC-2006-10
PYSEC-2006-6

Timeline

2006-10-31: patched: Hotfix released by Plone Foundation
2006-12-07: advisory: NVD published CVE-2006-4249
2022-05-01: advisory: GitHub Advisory Database entry created

References

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