# CVE-2013-4198: mail\_password.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the proh

- Also known as: GHSA-QJXF-6PR8-J87V, PYSEC-2014-62
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.6, 4.3.2, 4.1.1
- Published: 2014-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- plone (PyPI): from 2.1, through 4.1
- plone (PyPI): from 4.2, fixed in 4.2.6
- plone (PyPI): from 4.3, fixed in 4.3.2
- plone (PyPI): from 2.1, fixed in 4.1.1; from 4.2, fixed in 4.2.6; from 4.3, fixed in 4.3.2

## Description

mail_password.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the prohibition on password changes via the forgotten password email functionality.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, plone, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.6, 4.3.2, 4.1.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978480
- http://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20130618-announcement
- http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20130618
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/261

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