Zope up to 2.2.4 fmt privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Zope 2.2.0/2.2.1/2.2.2/2.2.3/2.2.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation of the argument fmt can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-1278. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Zope 2.2.0/2.2.1/2.2.2/2.2.3/2.2.4 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument fmt with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Zope before 2.2.4 allows partially trusted users to bypass security controls for certain methods by accessing the methods through the fmt attribute of dtml-var tags.

The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2001 (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-1278. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61915 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : Zope (MDKSA-2001:080)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86262 (Zope DTML Format Method Checking Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (61915), SecurityFocus (BID 3425†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2949†). The entry VDB-17481 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 61915
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : Zope (MDKSA-2001:080)
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07/09/2014 +671 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17482
SecurityFocus: 3425 - Zope DTML Format Method Checking Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2949

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 15:49
Updated: 10/14/2025 06:41
Changes: 07/09/2014 15:49 (54), 06/04/2018 08:43 (7), 06/23/2024 02:05 (17), 10/14/2025 06:41 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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