# CVE-2020-7941: PYSEC-2026-459 - Plone Unauthenticated Write Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-7941-plone-unauthenticated-write-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-7941 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-06-29

Plone Unauthenticated Write Vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-7941 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-7941 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-7941?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.3,fixed=5.2.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.3,last_affected=5.2.1; plone.app.contenttypes (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-7941?** Yes. plone (PyPI): upgrade to 5.2.2 or later; plone.app.contenttypes (PyPI): upgrade to 2.1.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-7941?** Check whether you run plone (PyPI) or plone.app.contenttypes (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 5.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "plone>=5.2.2"
  ```

- plone.app.contenttypes (PyPI): upgrade to 2.1.6 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "plone.app.contenttypes>=2.1.6"
  ```


## Affected products

- plone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.3,fixed=5.2.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.3,last_affected=5.2.1
- plone.app.contenttypes (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-7941
- GHSA-w6g9-xccc-347h
- PYSEC-2020-90
- PYSEC-2026-459

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