Writing arbitrary files via docutils and Python Script
Versions affected
- 5.2.4
- 5.2.3
- 5.2.2
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.0
- 5.1rc2
- 5.1rc1
- 5.1b4
- 5.1b3
- 5.1b2
- 5.1a2
- 5.1a1
- 5.1.7
- 5.1.6
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.1
- 5.1
- 5.0rc3
- 5.0rc2
- 5.0rc1
- 5.0.9
- 5.0.8
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.10
- 5.0.1
- 5.0
- 4.3.9
- 4.3.8
- 4.3.7
- 4.3.6
- 4.3.5
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.20
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.19
- 4.3.18
- 4.3.17
- 4.3.15
- 4.3.14
- 4.3.12
- 4.3.11
- 4.3.10
- 4.3.1
- 4.3
Vulnerability
By creating a Python Script that calls the ReStructuredText transform with special keyword arguments, you could write to arbitrary files on disk, and probably also read from them. Note that by default you need the Manager role to be able to add Python Scripts.
Plone 5 was found vulnerable, but depending on which docutils version you have, Plone 4 may also be vulnerable.
Current status
Hotfixed
Credits
Discovered by
- Calum Hutton
Fixed by
- Plone Security Team
Coordinated by
- Plone Security Team