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CVE-2012-5506

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.61% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-09-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2012-5506
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.61%

Original NVD Description

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an RSS feed request for a folder the user does not have permission to access.