{"action":"Upgrade plone to 5.2.2 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"5.2.2","introduced":"5.2.0"}],"component":"plone","cve_ids":["CVE-2020-7938"],"ecosystem":"PyPI","epss":0.01472,"exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["5.2.2"],"ghsa_id":"GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf","id":"tcs_01M5KGAXW2TVR8F2KFM1S35DB8","modified_at":"2026-07-13T16:43:46.569194423Z","published_at":"2020-01-23T21:15:00Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-87","https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121","https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installed","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1","https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"PYSEC-2020-87","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-87"}],"summary":"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."}