---
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: 0.72694
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:57:56.691Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected packages

- `plone-restapi < 6.2.1`
- `plone >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `plone-restapi 6.2.1`
- `plone 5.2.2`