Zope is an open-source web application server. Zope versions prior to versions 4.6.3 and 5.3 have a remote code execution security issue. In order to be affected, one must use Python 3 for one's Zope deployment, run Zope 4 below version 4.6.3 or Zope 5 below version 5.3, and have the optional Products.PythonScripts add-on package installed. By default, one must 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 are at risk. Zope releases 4.6.3 and 5.3 are not vulnerable. As a workaround, 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.
CVE-2021-32811
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.3% (82nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 39EG Risk 39/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 2.3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 82nd
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
August 2, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/security/advisories/GHSA-qcx9-j53g-ccgf
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/f72a18dda8e9bf2aedb46168761668464a4be988
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/security/advisories/GHSA-g4gq-j4p2-j8fr
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/security/advisories/GHSA-qcx9-j53g-ccgf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/f72a18dda8e9bf2aedb46168761668464a4be988
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/security/advisories/GHSA-g4gq-j4p2-j8fr
Affected Packages
(2 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| accesscontrol | 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 |
| — |
| zope | 4.0 ... 4.0a1 (46 versions) |
| — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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