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CVE-2012-5507

Published: Sep 30, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-362
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

AccessControl/AuthEncoding.py in Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via vectors involving timing discrepancies in password validation.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

zopezope
On-prem
OSS Libraries / web-framework
ploneplone
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Zope2PyPIOSS Libraries
PlonePyPIOSS Libraries
n/an/a
zopeoss-projectOSS Librariesaka zodb, accesscontrol, zope
ploneoss-projectNLWeb & CMS Pluginsaka plone cms
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1
openwall.com
https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067
bugs.launchpad.net
https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 30, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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