CVE-2020-7939

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

SQL Injection in DTML or in connection objects in Plone 4.0 through 5.2.1 allows users to perform unwanted SQL queries. (This is a problem in Zope.)

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 61.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 23, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1
cve@mitrehttps://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
cve@mitrehttps://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/sql-injection-in-dtml-or-in-connection-objects
cve@mitrehttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/sql-injection-in-dtml-or-in-connection-objects
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
pip	Plone	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

PyPI(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
plone	4.0 ... 5.2.1 (112 versions)	5.2.2	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-89SQL Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

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What is CVE-2020-7939?

CVE-2020-7939 is a high vulnerability published on January 23, 2020. SQL Injection in DTML or in connection objects in Plone 4.0 through 5.2.1 allows users to perform unwanted SQL queries. (This is a problem in Zope.)

When was CVE-2020-7939 disclosed?

CVE-2020-7939 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 23, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-7939 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-7939 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 61.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7939?

CVE-2020-7939 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-7939?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-7939, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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