SB2011030801 - Input validation error in Zope
Published: March 8, 2011 Updated: June 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011030801
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4684)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The docutils module in Zope (Zope2) 2.7.0 through 2.7.9 and 2.8.0 through 2.8.8 does not properly handle web pages with reStructuredText (reST) markup, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a csv_table directive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3458.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-announce/2006-August/002005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21953
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1176
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20022
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3653
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2006-08-21/Hotfix-20060821/README.txt