GHSA-4hpj-8rhv-9x87
Products.CMFCore unauthenticated denial of service and crash via unchecked use of input with Python's marshal module
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | Products.CMFCore | >= 3.0, < 3.2 | 3.2 |
| PyPI | Products.CMFCore | < 2.7.1 | 2.7.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
The use of Python's marshal module to handle unchecked input in a public method on `PortalFolder` objects can lead to an unauthenticated denial of service and crash situation. The code in question is exposed by all portal software built on top of `Products.CMFCore`, such as Plone. All deployments are vulnerable.
### Patches
The code has been fixed in `Products.CMFCore` version 3.2.
### Workarounds
Users can make the affected `decodeFolderFilter` method unreachable by editing the `PortalFolder.py` module in `Products.CMFCore` by hand and then restarting Zope. Go to line 233 of `PortalFolder.py` and remove both the `@security.public` decorator for `decodeFolderFilter` as well as the method's entire docstring. This is safe because the method is not actually used by current code.
### References
- Products.CMFCore security advisory [GHSA-4hpj-8rhv-9x87](https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore/security/advisories/GHSA-4hpj-8rhv-9x87)
### Credits
Thanks go to Nicolas VERDIER from onepoint.
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in the [Products.CMFCore issue tracker](https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore/issues)
- Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore/security/advisories/GHSA-4hpj-8rhv-9x87
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36814
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore/commit/40f03f43a60f28ca9485c8ef429efef729be54e5
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore/commit/c1847a9042abe7965271fa73762dfe091b576de
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/products-cmfcore/PYSEC-2023-113.yaml
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.CMFCore