Is CVE-2008-0164 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2008-0164 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2008-0164?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 May 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.5,last_affected=3.0.6.

Is there a fix for CVE-2008-0164?

Yes. plone (PyPI): upgrade to 3.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2008-0164 attacked?

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

Am I affected by CVE-2008-0164?

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-2008-0164: Plone CMS CSRF in join_form and prefs_groups_overview

CVE-2008-0164 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2022-05-01

Plone, a popular open-source content management system, was found to have security flaws that could allow unauthorized users to perform administrative actions. By tricking a logged-in administrator into visiting a malicious link, an attacker could create new user accounts or change the permissions of existing groups. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive areas of the website or a complete takeover of site management.

Technologies: plone (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2008-0164 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2008-0164 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2008-0164?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?: plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.5,last_affected=3.0.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2008-0164?: Yes. plone (PyPI): upgrade to 3.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2008-0164 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2008-0164?: 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 3.1 or later
```
pip install "plone>=3.1"
```

Technical details

Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities exist in Plone CMS versions prior to 3.1. The flaws are located in the 'join_form' page, which allows for the creation of arbitrary accounts, and the 'prefs_groups_overview' page, which allows for the modification of group privileges. An attacker can exploit these by inducing an authenticated user (such as an administrator) to submit a crafted request to the vulnerable server. Successful exploitation allows for unauthorized account creation and privilege escalation within the CMS. The issue is resolved in Plone version 3.1.

Affected products

Plone Foundation Plone < 3.1

Identifiers

CVE-2008-0164
GHSA-4j3w-g62x-hrcp
PYSEC-2008-14
PYSEC-2008-15

Timeline

2008-03-20: disclosed: Initial NVD publication
2022-05-01: advisory: GitHub Advisory published

References

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