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MEDIUM

CVE-2021-21360

CWE-200Published: March 9, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.3

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Products.GenericSetup is a mini-framework for expressing the configured state of a Zope Site as a set of filesystem artifacts. In Products.GenericSetup before version 2.1.1 there is an information disclosure vulnerability - anonymous visitors may view log and snapshot files generated by the Generic Setup Tool. 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"`.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2021-21360 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-200): Information exposure vulnerabilities leak sensitive data to unauthorized actors.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

zope1 product(s)

products.genericsetup

Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/commit/700319512b3615b3871a1f24e096cf66dc488c57

PATCHhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/commit/700319512b3615b3871a1f24e096cf66dc488c57

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/security/advisories/GHSA-jff3-mwp3-f8cw

ADVISORYhttps://pypi.org/project/Products.GenericSetup/

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/security/advisories/GHSA-jff3-mwp3-f8cw

ADVISORYhttps://pypi.org/project/Products.GenericSetup/

All References (10)

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/21/1Mailing List

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/22/1Mailing List

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https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/commit/700319512b3615b3871a1f24e096cf66dc488c57Patch · Third Party Advisory

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https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/security/advisories/GHSA-jff3-mwp3-f8cwThird Party Advisory

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https://pypi.org/project/Products.GenericSetup/Product · Third Party Advisory

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/21/1Mailing List

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/22/1Mailing List

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https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/commit/700319512b3615b3871a1f24e096cf66dc488c57Patch · Third Party Advisory

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https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.GenericSetup/security/advisories/GHSA-jff3-mwp3-f8cwThird Party Advisory

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https://pypi.org/project/Products.GenericSetup/Product · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2021-21360

CVSS Score5.3 / 10

SeverityMEDIUM

WeaknessCWE-200

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedMar 9, 2021

Related CVEs (CWE-200)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2021-21360 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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