MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 11, 2014
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.12%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5.1
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.4
- 3.3.5
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6.1
- 4.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
5.3 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity Low
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
4.3 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.12% 0.01118
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01118
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01118) | 64.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 61.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 51.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 48.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 46.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 44.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (8)
- http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20130618 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20130618-announcement x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/261 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978480 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-62.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4198
- https://pypi.org/project/Products.PloneHotfix20130618
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20130618 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20130618-announcement | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/261 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978480 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjxf-6pr8-j87v | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-62.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4198 | ||
| https://pypi.org/project/Products.PloneHotfix20130618 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 11, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
Link CVE-2013-4198
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-QJXF-6PR8-J87V Updated n/a