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CVE-2017-5524

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Plone 4.x through 4.3.11 and 5.x through 5.0.6 allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and obtain sensitive information by leveraging the Python string format method.

Affected products

• Plone CMS: 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+43)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95679
• https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20170117/sandbox-escape
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95679
• https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20170117/sandbox-escape

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