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Improper Access Control

CVE-2024-51734

High
8.7/10

Summary

Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. In AccessControl versions prior to 7.2 anonymous users can delete the user data maintained by an "AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder" which may prevent any privileged access. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may address the issue by adding "data__roles__ = ()" to "AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder".

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published