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MEDIUM 6.8

GHSA-8xv7-89vj-q48c

Information disclosure in AccessControl

Details

### 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`.

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Affected packages

PyPI / accesscontrol
Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 4.4
Fix pip install --upgrade 'accesscontrol>=4.4'
PyPI / zope
Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 4.8.9
Fix pip install --upgrade 'zope>=4.8.9'
PyPI / accesscontrol
Introduced in: 5.0 Fixed in: 5.8
Fix pip install --upgrade 'accesscontrol>=5.8'
PyPI / accesscontrol
Introduced in: 6.0 Fixed in: 6.2
Fix pip install --upgrade 'accesscontrol>=6.2'
PyPI / zope
Introduced in: 5.0.0 Fixed in: 5.8.4
Fix pip install --upgrade 'zope>=5.8.4'

References