CVE-2020-28734: PYSEC-2026-736 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Plone

CVE-2020-28734 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-02

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Plone

Technologies: plone (PyPI), plone-app-theming (PyPI), plone-supermodel (PyPI), plone.app.dexterity (PyPI), plone.app.event (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-28734 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-28734 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-28734?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.3; plone-app-theming (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.6; plone-supermodel (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.3; plone.app.dexterity (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.8; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-28734?
Yes. plone (PyPI): upgrade to 5.2.3 or later; plone-app-theming (PyPI): upgrade to 4.1.6 or later; plone-supermodel (PyPI): upgrade to 1.6.3 or later; plone.app.dexterity (PyPI): upgrade to 2.6.8 or later; plone.app.event (PyPI): upgrade to 3.2.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-28734?
Check whether you run plone (PyPI), plone-app-theming (PyPI), plone-supermodel (PyPI) or one of the others listed 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 5.2.3 or later
    pip install "plone>=5.2.3"
  • plone-app-theming (PyPI): upgrade to 4.1.6 or later
    pip install "plone-app-theming>=4.1.6"
  • plone-supermodel (PyPI): upgrade to 1.6.3 or later
    pip install "plone-supermodel>=1.6.3"
  • plone.app.dexterity (PyPI): upgrade to 2.6.8 or later
    pip install "plone.app.dexterity>=2.6.8"
  • plone.app.event (PyPI): upgrade to 3.2.10 or later
    pip install "plone.app.event>=3.2.10"

Affected products

  • plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.3
  • plone-app-theming (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.6
  • plone-supermodel (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.3
  • plone.app.dexterity (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.8
  • plone.app.event (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.10

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-28734
  • GHSA-wq6x-g685-w5f2
  • PYSEC-2020-246
  • PYSEC-2026-2880
  • PYSEC-2026-2883
  • PYSEC-2026-2886
  • PYSEC-2026-736

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