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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-35190 · published 17 December 2020

CVE-2020-35190: Plone missing authentication for critical function vulnerability

Plone · Plone

The official plone Docker images before version of 4.3.18-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user. System using the plone docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.2% · top 18.2% CWE-306 · Missing authentication for critical function
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The official plone Docker images before version of 4.3.18-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user. System using the plone docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-35190 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-35190 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-35190), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.