[Zope] Zope Hotfix 2002-03-01 (Ownership Roles Enforcement)
Matthew T. Kromer
matt@zope.com
Fri, 01 Mar 2002 16:22:12 -0500
This hotfix addresses an important security issue that may affect some
users of Zope versions 2.2.0 through 2.5.x
The issue involves the checking of security for objects with proxy
roles. The context of the owner user that created the object with proxy
roles was not being taken into account when determining access to the
object with proxy roles. This flaw could allow users defined in
subfolders of a site with sufficient privileges to access objects at
higher levels in the site that they would not normally be able to access.
We highly recommend that any Zope site running Zope 2.2.0 through Zope
2.5.x have this hotfix product installed to mitigate the issue. Zope
2.5.1 and 2.4.4 will contain a fix for the issue, at which time the
hotfix can be removed.
DOWNLOAD
Download this hotfix from
http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix_2002-03-01/Hotfix_2002-03-01.tgz
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Matt Kromer
Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com/