# CVE-2012-5489: Plone and Zope2 vulnerable to unauthorized access to restricted attributes

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5489-plone-and-zope2-vulnerable-to-unauthorized-access-to-restricted  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2014-09-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-5489 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2014-09-30

The App.Undo.UndoSupport.get_request_var_or_attr function in Zope before 2.12.21 and 2.13.x before 2.13.11, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote authenticated users to gain access to restricted attributes via unspecified vectors.

Technologies: [plone (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-plone), [Zope2 (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zope2). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-5489 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5489 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-5489?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 30 September 2014.

**Which products and versions are affected?** plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.3,introduced=4.3a0,fixed=4.3b1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.2,fixed=4.2.3; Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.21, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.21,introduced=2.13,fixed=2.13.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5489?** Yes. plone (PyPI): upgrade to 4.2.3, 4.3b1 or later; Zope2 (PyPI): upgrade to 2.12.21, 2.13.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-5489?** Check whether you run plone (PyPI) or Zope2 (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 4.2.3, 4.3b1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "plone>=4.3b1"
  ```

- Zope2 (PyPI): upgrade to 2.12.21, 2.13.11 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "Zope2>=2.13.11"
  ```


## Affected products

- plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.3,introduced=4.3a0,fixed=4.3b1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.2,fixed=4.2.3
- Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.21, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.21,introduced=2.13,fixed=2.13.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-5489
- GHSA-879r-7f3w-8jj3
- PYSEC-2014-31
- PYSEC-2014-74

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