CVE-2008-5102

Zope < 2.11.2 - Authenticated Denial of Service via PythonScript Raise or Import Statements

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5102. PoCs published by Marc-Andre Lemburg.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided code is a writeup describing two denial-of-service (DoS) techniques for Zope versions 2.7.0 through 2.11.2. It includes snippets to halt the application or consume excessive resources, but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

PythonScripts in Zope 2 2.11.2 and earlier, as used in Conga and other products, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or application halt) via certain (1) raise or (2) import statements.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Marc-Andre Lemburg · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32581

The provided code is a writeup describing two denial-of-service (DoS) techniques for Zope versions 2.7.0 through 2.11.2. It includes snippets to halt the application or consume excessive resources, but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Zope 2.7.0 through 2.11.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Zope instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/257269
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/257276
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope/2008-August/174025.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=246411
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2418
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/2

Scores

EPSS 0.1210
EPSS Percentile 93.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (50)
zope/zope 1.10.3
zope/zope 1.10.4
zope/zope 2.0.0
zope/zope 2.0.0a4
zope/zope 2.0.0b4
zope/zope 2.0.0b5
zope/zope 2.0.0b6
zope/zope 2.0.1
zope/zope 2.1.0
zope/zope 2.1.0b1
... and 40 more
Published Nov 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026