# CVE-2006-3458: Zope allows local users to read arbitrary files

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2006-3458-zope-allows-local-users-to-read-arbitrary-files  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2006-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2006-3458 · Severity: info · Published 2006-07-07

Zope 2.7.0 to 2.7.8, 2.8.0 to 2.8.7, and 2.9.0 to 2.9.3 (Zope2) does not disable the "raw" command when providing untrusted users with restructured text (reStructuredText) functionality from docutils, which allows local users to read arbitrary files.

Technologies: [Zope2 (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zope2). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2006-3458 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2006-3458 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2006-3458?** Informational severity, published 7 July 2006.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0,fixed=2.7.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2006-3458?** Yes. Zope2 (PyPI): upgrade to 2.7.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2006-3458?** Check whether you run Zope2 (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Zope2 (PyPI): upgrade to 2.7.8 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "Zope2>=2.7.8"
  ```


## Affected products

- Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0,fixed=2.7.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2006-3458
- GHSA-jcjp-qqpq-pc54
- PYSEC-2006-7

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