{"action":"Upgrade plone to 5.2.2 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"5.2.2","introduced":"4.3"}],"component":"plone","cve_ids":["CVE-2020-7941"],"ecosystem":"PyPI","epss":0.02268,"exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["5.2.2"],"ghsa_id":"GHSA-w6g9-xccc-347h","id":"tcs_01M5KGAYT9TFR6DZFA1HTC6937","modified_at":"2026-06-29T12:26:37.736306811Z","published_at":"2020-01-23T21:15:00Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-90","https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121","https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-for-overwriting-content","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1"],"severity":{"label":"critical","score":9.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"PYSEC-2020-90","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-90"},{"source":"nvd","source_id":"CVE-2020-7941","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7941"}],"summary":"A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission."}