CVE-2026-54503
Published:September 15, 2026
Updated:September 23, 2026
plone.app.textfield provides a zope.schema-style field type called RichText for storing a value with a related MIME type. Prior to 2.0.2, 3.0.2, and 4.0.1, depending on the release line, RichTextValue.output returns an unsanitized stored RichText value when mimeType equals outputMimeType, including values that claim the text/x-html-safe output type. This equality shortcut bypasses the safe_html transform even though the transform itself correctly removes event-handler attributes and unsafe URI schemes. Equal types can result from a RichText field configured with the same mimeType and outputMimeType or from REST API input that supplies text/x-html-safe as its content type. The raw stored value is then emitted through tal:content=structure without escaping, allowing a user who can set a RichText field to store JavaScript that executes in a viewer's browser. This issue is fixed in versions 2.0.2, 3.0.2, and 4.0.1.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/plone/plone.app.textfield.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =4.0.0 <4.0.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.0.1https://github.com/plone/plone.app.textfield.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.2https://github.com/plone/plone.app.textfield.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.2plone.app.textfield (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.2plone.app.textfield (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =4.0.0 <4.0.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.0.1plone.app.textfield (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.2plone.app.textfield (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=1.0b1 <2.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.2Related Resources (8)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.23