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CVE-2011-4030

The CMFEditions component 2.x in Plone 4.0.x through 4.0.9, 4.1, and 4.2 through 4.2a2 does not prevent the KwAsAttributes classes from being publishable, which allows remote attackers to access sub-objects via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3587.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-4030 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from plone, from plone organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-10-10T10:55:06.957

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0a1	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b1	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b2	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b3	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b4	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b5	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b6	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b7	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b8	Yes
Application	plone	cmfeditions	2.0b9	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.1	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.2	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.3	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.4	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.5	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.6.1	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.7	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.8	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.0.9	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.1	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.2	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.2a1	Yes
Application	plone	plone	4.2a2	Yes

References

http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20110928 Patch ([email protected])
http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20110928/PloneHotfix20110928-1.0.zip Patch ([email protected])
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Products.PloneHotfix20110928/1.0 Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/46323 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50287 ([email protected])
http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20110928 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20110928/PloneHotfix20110928-1.0.zip Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Products.PloneHotfix20110928/1.0 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46323 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50287 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For plone's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.