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CRITICALCVSS 9.1EPSS 0.3%

CVE-2026-55248

CVE-2026-55248 updated by NVD

Published
2026-08-28
Modified
2026-09-11
EPSS percentile
24%
Sources
github-advisory, nvd

Summary

plone.app.portlets provides portlets and a Plone-specific user interface for plone.portlets. Prior to 5.0.8, 6.0.4, and 7.0.2, a member who can add an RSS portlet can set its feed URL to a very large response, causing src/plone/app/portlets/portlets/rss.py to download and retain excessive data in memory and deny service. The same RSS URL handling accepts internal hosts, IP addresses, single-word domains, and explicit ports, allowing server-side requests that can probe internal network services and open ports. A malicious feed item can also supply a JavaScript URL that is retained as the item link and can execute script when used by a victim. The affected logic includes _rss_feed_url_validator, _normal_url_validator, RSSFeed._retrieveFeed, RSSFeed._buildItemDict, and the FEED_DATA in-memory cache. This issue is fixed in versions 5.0.8, 6.0.4, and 7.0.2.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
PyPIplone.app.portlets7.0.2, 6.0.4, 5.0.8

Remediation: Upgrade to 7.0.2 or later.

References

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