CVE-2024-23055: Plone Docker - Host Header Injection

2026-01-24 Plone Docker PoC Public

Description

Plone Docker Official Image 5.2.13 (5221) is vulnerable to Host Header Injection due to improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This can lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks when the malicious Host header value is reflected in the response.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-23055

info:
  name: Plone Docker - Host Header Injection
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Plone Docker Official Image 5.2.13 (5221) is vulnerable to Host Header Injection due to improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This can lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks when the malicious Host header value is reflected in the response.
  impact: |
    Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to full system compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of Plone Docker or apply security patches addressing HOST header validation.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/c0d3x27/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2024-23055
    - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fpqg-fv5v-vhpr
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23055
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2024-23055
    epss-score: 0.00918
    epss-percentile: 0.58491
    cwe-id: CWE-79
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: http.component:"Plone"
  tags: cve,cve2024,plone,xss,host-header,injection,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{randstr}}.tld

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '{{randstr}}.tld'
          - 'PORTAL_URL'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100c84d3d8b12f8fe0ea19216d060d8db74566cef05336e2c21c3f94556c4bab7730221009ecf7f47f2514377e1aa762e7bfe09959ecf9dc85a446ee8852dc76c9fb3129c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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