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CVE-2021-32807 Detail

Description

The module `AccessControl` defines security policies for Python code used in restricted code within Zope applications. Restricted code is any code that resides in Zope's object database, such as the contents of `Script (Python)` objects. The policies defined in `AccessControl` severely restrict access to Python modules and only exempt a few that are deemed safe, such as Python's `string` module. However, full access to the `string` module also allows access to the class `Formatter`, which can be overridden and extended within `Script (Python)` in a way that provides access to other unsafe Python libraries. Those unsafe Python libraries can be used for remote code execution. By default, you need to have the admin-level Zope "Manager" role to add or edit `Script (Python)` objects through the web. Only sites that allow untrusted users to add/edit these scripts through the web - which would be a very unusual configuration to begin with - are at risk. The problem has been fixed in AccessControl 4.3 and 5.2. Only AccessControl versions 4 and 5 are vulnerable, and only on Python 3, not Python 2.7. As a workaround, a site administrator can restrict adding/editing `Script (Python)` objects through the web using the standard Zope user/role permission mechanisms. Untrusted users should not be assigned the Zope Manager role and adding/editing these scripts through the web should be restricted to trusted users only. This is the default configuration in Zope.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/blob/master/CHANGES.rst#51-2021-07-30 Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/blob/master/CHANGES.rst#51-2021-07-30 Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/commit/b42dd4badf803bb9fb71ac34cd9cb0c249262f2c Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/commit/b42dd4badf803bb9fb71ac34cd9cb0c249262f2c Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/security/advisories/GHSA-qcx9-j53g-ccgf Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/security/advisories/GHSA-qcx9-j53g-ccgf Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-915 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-32807
NVD Published Date:
07/30/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.