# CVE-2006-4684: Zope allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2006-4684-zope-allows-remote-attackers-to-read-arbitrary-files  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2006-09-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2006-4684 · Severity: info · Published 2006-09-19

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.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2006-4684 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2006-4684 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2006-4684?** Informational severity, published 19 September 2006.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0,last_affected=2.7.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2006-4684?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2006-4684?** 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.

## Affected products

- Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0,last_affected=2.7.9

## Identifiers

- CVE-2006-4684
- GHSA-hm8g-jxjj-gfm3
- PYSEC-2006-8

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