CVE-2012-5508

(Plone): Python random generator used instead of system random generator

Published Nov 3, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The error pages in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allow remote attackers to obtain random numbers and derive the PRNG state for password resets via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2012-6661 was assigned for the PRNG reseeding issue in Zope.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0068 The error pages in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allow remote attackers to obtain random numbers and derive the PRNG state for password resets via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2012-6661 was assigned for the PRNG reseeding issue in Zope.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wprr-mc54-c62q Exposure of Sensitive Information in Plone
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2014, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 6, 2012, 12:00 AM