{"cve":"CVE-2020-7938","nvd":{"published":"2020-01-23T21:15:13.333","modified":"2026-06-17T03:25:39.763","status":"Modified","description":"plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1","https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121","https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installed","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1"],"products":["plone:plone"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:01:01.339895972+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-7938","score":0.01472,"percentile":0.73792,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf","summary":"Plone Privilege Escallation","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:46.569194423Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone-restapi","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone-restapi","ranges":["<6.2.1"],"fixed":["6.2.1"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":[">=5.2.0 <5.2.2"],"fixed":["5.2.2"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2020-87","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-87","summary":"","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:46.569194423Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":[">=5.2.0 <5.2.2"],"fixed":["5.2.2"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-2889","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2889","summary":"Plone Privilege Escallation","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:46.569194423Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone-restapi","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone-restapi","ranges":["<6.2.1"],"fixed":["6.2.1"]}]}],"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."]}