# CVE-2011-1949: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the safe\_html filter in Products.PortalTransforms in Plone 2.1 through 4.1 allows remote authent

- Also known as: GHSA-H6HQ-C896-W882, PYSEC-2011-15
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.6, 4.0.6, 4.1.1
- Published: 2011-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- plone (PyPI): from 3.3.2, fixed in 3.3.6
- plone (PyPI): from 4.0a0, fixed in 4.0.6
- plone (PyPI): from 4.1a0, fixed in 4.1.1
- plone (PyPI): fixed in 4.1.1

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the safe_html filter in Products.PortalTransforms in Plone 2.1 through 4.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2422.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, plone, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.6, 4.0.6, 4.1.1) per the references below.
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## References

- http://osvdb.org/72728
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44775
- http://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/CVE-2011-1949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44776
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8269
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67694
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518155/100/0/threaded

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