# CVE-2008-0164: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Plone CMS 3.0.5 and 3.0.6 allow remote attackers to (1) add arbitrary accounts

- Also known as: PYSEC-2008-15, GHSA-4J3W-G62X-HRCP, PYSEC-2008-14
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1
- Published: 2008-03-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- plone (PyPI): fixed in 3.1

## Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Plone CMS 3.0.5 and 3.0.6 allow remote attackers to (1) add arbitrary accounts via the join_form page and (2) change the privileges of arbitrary groups via the prefs_groups_overview page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, plone, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29361
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
- http://plone.org/about/security/advisories/cve-2008-0164
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41263

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