{"cve":"CVE-2012-5487","nvd":{"published":"2014-09-30T14:55:05.890","modified":"2026-06-16T23:46:52.200","status":"Modified","description":"The sandbox whitelisting function (allowmodule.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to bypass the Python sandbox restriction and execute arbitrary Python code via vectors related to importing.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1","https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt","https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121106","https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/03","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1"],"products":["plone:plone"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:04.196504363+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5487","score":0.01711,"percentile":0.77361,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9m4g-f42q-vrrh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9m4g-f42q-vrrh","summary":"Plone Sandbox Bypass","modified":"2024-10-14T18:40:29.224641Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":["<4.2.3"],"fixed":["4.2.3"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":[">=4.3a0 <4.3b1"],"fixed":["4.3b1"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2014-29","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2014-29","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:02:29.712545894Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":["<4.2.3",">=4.3a0 <4.3b1"],"fixed":["4.2.3","4.3b1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}