# CVE-2009-0669: Zope Object Database (ZODB) Authentication bypass in ZEO storage servers

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-0669-zope-object-database-zodb-authentication-bypass-in-zeo-storage  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2009-08-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2009-0669 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2009-08-07

Zope Object Database (ZODB) before 3.8.2, when certain Zope Enterprise Objects (ZEO) database sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via vectors involving the ZEO network protocol.

Technologies: [zodb3 (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zodb3). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2009-0669 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2009-0669 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2009-0669?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 August 2009.

**Which products and versions are affected?** zodb3 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.8.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2009-0669?** Yes. zodb3 (PyPI): upgrade to 3.8.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2009-0669?** Check whether you run zodb3 (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

- zodb3 (PyPI): upgrade to 3.8.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "zodb3>=3.8.2"
  ```


## Affected products

- zodb3 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.8.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2009-0669
- GHSA-5432-c996-hvhj
- PYSEC-2009-9

## Related threats

- [Zope Object Database Denial of Service vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2010-3495-zope-object-database-denial-of-service-vulnerability)
- [Zope Object Database (ZODB) Arbitrary files reading and deletion](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-2701-zope-object-database-zodb-arbitrary-files-reading-and-deletion)
- [Zope Object Database (ZODB) vulnerable to arbitrary Python code execution in ZEO storage servers](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-0668-zope-object-database-zodb-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-python-code)