Description
The docutils module in Zope (Zope2) 2.7.0 through 2.7.9 and 2.8.0 through 2.8.8 does not properly handle web pages with reStructuredText (reST) markup, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a csv_table directive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3458.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | zope2.7 | 2.7.5-2sarge2 | DSA-1176-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | zope2 | >= 2.7.0, <= 2.7.9 | — | GHSA-hm8g-jxjj-gfm3 |
| PyPI | zope2 | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.9 | 2.8.9 | GHSA-hm8g-jxjj-gfm3 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1176-1 zope2.7 Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [Zope-Annce] 20060821 Hotfix for Further reST Integration Issue mailing-list
- ADV-2006-3653 vdb-entry
- 21953 third-party-advisory
- 20022 vdb-entry
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2006-08-21/Hotfix-20060821/README.txt
- DSA-1176 vendor-advisory
- 21947 third-party-advisory