CVE-2013-4198
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-4198 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-03-11 19:37:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | mail_password.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the prohibition on password changes via the forgotten password email functionality. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 3.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.0.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Plone | Plone | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 978480 – (CVE-2013-4198) CVE-2013-4198 plone: Authenticated users able to alter their password despite of policy definition / setting prohibiting it (mail_password.py) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| oss-sec: Re: CVE Request -- Plone: 20130618 Hotfix (multiple vectors) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
| Security vulnerability announcement: 20130618 - Multiple vectors — Plone CMS: Open Source Content Management | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plone.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Plone Hotfix 20130618 — Plone CMS: Open Source Content Management | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plone.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.