CVE-2021-21360: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Products.GenericSetup

Published Mar 9, 2021
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Updated

Impact What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

Information disclosure vulnerability - anonymous visitors may view log and snapshot files generated by the Generic Setup Tool.

Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?

The problem has been fixed in version 2.1.1. Depending on how you have installed Products.GenericSetup, you should change the buildout version pin to 2.1.1 and re-run the buildout, or if you used pip simply do pip install "Products.GenericSetup>=2.1.1"

Workarounds Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

Visit the ZMI Security tab at portalsetup/manageaccess and click on the link Access contents information. On the next page, uncheck the box Also use roles acquired from folders containing this objects at the bottom and check the boxes for Manager and Owner. Then click on Save Changes. Return to the ZMI Security tab at portalsetup/manageaccess and scroll down to the link View. Click on View, uncheck the box Also use roles acquired from folders containing this objects at the bottom and check the boxes for Manager and Owner. Then click on Save Changes.

References Are there any links users can visit to find out more?

- GHSA-jff3-mwp3-f8cw - Products.GenericSetup on PyPI - Definition of information disclosure at MITRE

For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Open an issue in the Products.GenericSetup issue tracker Email us at security@plone.org

Other sources

Products.GenericSetup is a mini-framework for expressing the configured state of a Zope Site as a set of filesystem artifacts. In Products.GenericSetup before version 2.1.1 there is an information disclosure vulnerability - anonymous visitors may view log and snapshot files generated by the Generic Setup Tool. The problem has been fixed in version 2.1.1. Depending on how you have installed Products.GenericSetup, you should change the buildout version pin to 2.1.1 and re-run the buildout, or if you used pip simply do pip install "Products.GenericSetup>=2.1.1".

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Zope Products.GenericSetup<2.1.1
pip/Products.GenericSetup<2.1.1
2.1.1

Event History

Mar 9, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:30 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:30 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:38 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-21360?

CVE-2021-21360 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Products.GenericSetup.

2

How does CVE-2021-21360 affect Zope Products.genericsetup?

CVE-2021-21360 affects Zope Products.genericsetup version up to 2.1.1.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-21360?

CVE-2021-21360 has a severity of medium with a CVSS score of 5.3.

4

How can anonymous visitors exploit CVE-2021-21360?

Anonymous visitors can exploit CVE-2021-21360 to view log and snapshot files generated by the GenericSetup framework.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2021-21360?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2021-21360 is available in Products.GenericSetup version 2.1.1.

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