Zope up to 2.8.8 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Zope. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-4684. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zope (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2006. The weakness was released 09/19/2006 with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zope.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4684 since 09/11/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22718 (Debian DSA-1176-1 : zope2.7 - programming error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86751 (Zope CSV_Table Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (22718), SecurityFocus (BID 20022†), OSVDB (28891†), Secunia (SA21947†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12794†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22718
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1176-1 : zope2.7 - programming error
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OpenVAS ID: 57379
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1176-1 (zope2.7)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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08/21/2006 🔍
09/11/2006 +21 days 🔍
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09/18/2006 +4 days 🔍
09/19/2006 +1 days 🔍
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09/28/2006 +9 days 🔍
10/14/2006 +16 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3071 days 🔍
06/16/2025 +3749 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zope.org
Organization: Debian
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4684 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32336
SecurityFocus: 20022 - Zope CSV_Table Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 21947 - Zope restructuredText "csv_table" Information Disclosure, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 28891 - Zope - CSV_Table - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 12794 - Zope Docutils Module Allows Remote Attackers to Read Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3653

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/16/2025 04:03
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (69), 07/08/2019 20:33 (10), 06/16/2025 04:03 (20)
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