GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-8xv7-89vj-q48c Information disclosure in AccessControl
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2023-41050
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- AccessControl, Zope
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
- Reviewed
- 2023-09-07
Affected packages
• PyPI AccessControl: < 4.4 → fixed in 4.4
• PyPI Zope: < 4.8.9 → fixed in 4.8.9
• PyPI AccessControl: >= 5.0, < 5.8 → fixed in 5.8
• PyPI AccessControl: >= 6.0, < 6.2 → fixed in 6.2
• PyPI Zope: >= 5.0.0, < 5.8.4 → fixed in 5.8.4
Description
Impact
Python's "format" functionality allows someone controlling the format string to "read" objects accessible (recursively) via attribute access and subscription from accessible objects. Those attribute accesses and subscriptions use Python's full blown `getattr` and `getitem`, not the policy restricted `AccessControl` variants `_getattr_` and `_getitem_`. This can lead to critical information disclosure.
`AccessControl` already provides a safe variant for `str.format` and denies access to `string.Formatter`. However, `str.format_map` is still unsafe.
Affected are all users who allow untrusted users to create `AccessControl` controlled Python code and execute it.
Patches
A fix will be introduced in the versions 4.4, 5.8 and 6.2.
Workarounds
There are no workarounds.
References
https://github.com/zopefoundation/RestrictedPython/security/advisories/GHSA-xjw2-6jm9-rf67 describes the corresponding problem for `RestrictedPython`.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2023-41050 AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/security/advisories/GHSA-8xv7-89vj-q48c web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41050 advisory
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/commit/6bc32692e0d4b8d5cf64eae3d19de987c7375bc9 web
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl package