{"id":"CVE-2020-7938","aliases":["GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf","PYSEC-2020-87","PYSEC-2026-2889"],"title":"Plone Privilege Escallation","summary":"Plone Privilege Escallation","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"plone-restapi","product":"plone-restapi","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["plone-restapi < 6.2.1","plone >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.2"],"patched":["plone-restapi 6.2.1","plone 5.2.2"],"published":"2022-05-24","updated":"2026-07-13","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7938"},{"url":"https://github.com/plone/plone.restapi/issues/857"},{"url":"https://github.com/plone/plone.restapi/pull/859"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-87.yaml"},{"url":"https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121"},{"url":"https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installed"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.01472,"epssPercentile":0.72648,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-13T18:57:56.691Z","slug":"CVE-2020-7938","body":"## Overview\n\nplone.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.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `plone-restapi < 6.2.1`\n- `plone >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `plone-restapi 6.2.1`\n- `plone 5.2.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}