| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| products-atcontenttypes | < 3.0.6 | 3.0.6 |
| plone | < 3.0.6 | 3.0.6 |
Plone is vulnerable to reflected cross site scripting and open redirect when an attacker can get a compromised version of the image_view_fullscreen page in a cache, for example in Varnish. The technique is known as cache poisoning. Any later visitor can get redirected when clicking on a link on this page. Usually only anonymous users are affected, but this depends on your cache settings.
A new version 3.0.6 of Products.ATContentTypes has been released with a fix. This version works on Plone 5.2 (Python 2 only) and will be included in Plone 5.2.7.
Note that the Products.CMFPlone package has the same problem in the 4.3 series.
plone.app.contenttypes has the same problem in all versions, see advisory.
For all unpatched versions of the three packages, you can use the following workaround.
Make sure the image_view_fullscreen page is not stored in the cache. In Plone:
This vulnerability was responsibly disclosed to the Plone Security Team by Gustav Hansen, F-Secure Consulting. Thank you!
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