CVE-2021-32807
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.9%Remote Code Execution via unsafe classes in otherwise permitted modules
Description
### Impact 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. ### Patches 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. ### Workarounds 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. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in the [AccessControl issue tracker](https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/issues) * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Affected packages (6)
- PyPI/accesscontrol>= 4.0, < 4.3
- PyPI/accesscontrolfrom 0, < b42dd4badf803bb9fb71ac34cd9cb0c249262f2c | >= 4.0, < 4.3, >= 5.0, < 5.2
- PyPI/accesscontrol>= 4.0, < 4.3, >= 5.0, < 5.2
- PyPI/zope>= 4.0, < 4.6.3
- PyPI/zopefrom 0, < f72a18dda8e9bf2aedb46168761668464a4be988 | >= 4.0, < 4.6.3, >= 5.0, < 5.3
- PyPI/zopefrom 0, < b42dd4badf803bb9fb71ac34cd9cb0c249262f2c | >= 5.0, < 5.2, >= 4.0, < 4.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (14)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32807
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32811
- PATCHhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl
- PATCHhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/accesscontrol/PYSEC-2021-335.yaml
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/accesscontrol/PYSEC-2021-370.yaml
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/zope/PYSEC-2021-368.yaml
- WEBhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/blob/master/CHANGES.rst#51-2021-07-30
- WEBhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/commit/ae2dab0cc34e6dd1561c5b12d4a56cd140f87e1d
- WEBhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/commit/b42dd4badf803bb9fb71ac34cd9cb0c249262f2c
- WEBhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/security/advisories/GHSA-qcx9-j53g-ccgf
- WEBhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/869f947e586517566509e0ccdd4d99b60704cc02
- WEBhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/f72a18dda8e9bf2aedb46168761668464a4be988
- WEBhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/security/advisories/GHSA-g4gq-j4p2-j8fr