#VU111189 Input validation error in Zope - CVE-2006-3458

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111189

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2006-3458

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Zope
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Zope

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

Zope 2.7.0 to 2.7.8, 2.8.0 to 2.8.7, and 2.9.0 to 2.9.3 (Zope2) does not disable the "raw" command when providing untrusted users with restructured text (reStructuredText) functionality from docutils, which allows local users to read arbitrary files.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zope: 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.8.4, 2.8.5, 2.8.6, 2.8.7, 2.9.0, 2.9.1, 2.9.2, 2.9.3

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External links
https://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-announce/2006-July/001984.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/20988
https://secunia.com/advisories/21025
https://secunia.com/advisories/21130
https://secunia.com/advisories/21459
https://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1113
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18856
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2681
https://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2006-07-05/Hotfix-20060705/README.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27636
https://usn.ubuntu.com/317-1/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.