CVE-2024-51734 — accesscontrol
CVE-2024-51734 is a CWE-284 vulnerability in accesscontrol. A fix is available for accesscontrol — see the affected versions and patch details below.
User data deletion by anoynmous users in Zope
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-51734.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
accesscontrol🐍zopeReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. In affected versions anonymous users can delete the user data maintained by an AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder which may prevent any privileged access. This problem has been fixed in version 7.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may address the issue by adding data__roles__ = () to AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | accesscontrol | all versions | 7.2pip install --upgrade 'accesscontrol==7.2' |
| 🐍PyPI | zope | all versions | 5.11.1pip install --upgrade 'zope==5.11.1' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for accesscontrol, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update accesscontrol to 7.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-51734 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2024-51734 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2024-51734. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-51734 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2024-51734 across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.