Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

Information disclosure vulnerability - anonymous visitors may view log and snapshot files generated by the Generic Setup Tool.

Patches

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?

The problem has been fixed in version 2.1.1. Depending on how you have installed Products.GenericSetup, you should change the buildout version pin to 2.1.1 and re-run the buildout, or if you used pip simply do pip install "Products.GenericSetup>=2.1.1"

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

Visit the ZMI Security tab at portal_setup/manage_access and click on the link Access contents information. On the next page, uncheck the box Also use roles acquired from folders containing this objects at the bottom and check the boxes for Manager and Owner. Then click on Save Changes. Return to the ZMI Security tab at portal_setup/manage_access and scroll down to the link View. Click on View, uncheck the box Also use roles acquired from folders containing this objects at the bottom and check the boxes for Manager and Owner. Then click on Save Changes.

References

Are there any links users can visit to find out more?

• GHSA-jff3-mwp3-f8cw
• Products.GenericSetup on PyPI
• Definition of information disclosure at MITRE

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Open an issue in the Products.GenericSetup issue tracker
• Email us at security@plone.org