CVE-2006-4684 json
Zope allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files
published 2006-09-19 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-hm8g-jxjj-gfm3 , PYSEC-2006-8 , EUVD-2006-0007
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- pypi zope2 2.8.9
Exploit prediction
2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | zope2 | >=2.7.0, <=2.7.9 >=2.8.0, <2.8.9 |
2.8.9 |
References
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debian.org
/security/2006/dsa-1176
vendor-advisory, web, patch, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/21953
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
zope.org
/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2006-08-21/Hotfix-20060821/README.txt
web, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21947
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
mail.zope.org
/pipermail/zope-announce/2006-August/002005.html
mailing-list, web
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3653
vdb-entry, advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/20022
vdb-entry, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4684
advisory
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/zope2/PYSEC-2006-8.yaml
web
-
github.com
/zopefoundation/Zope
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-hm8g-jxjj-gfm3
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4684
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hm8g-jxjj-gfm3
- NVD CVE-2006-4684
- OSV PYSEC-2006-8
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