Allaire Security Bulletin (ASB00-10)
                 Patch Available for Spectra Container Editor Preview Object Security Issue

                 Originally Posted: April 24, 2000
                 Last Updated: April 24, 2000 

                 Summary
                 The Spectra Container Editor Preview does not properly enforce object security. Allaire has released a patch
                 that addresses this issue. 

                 Issue
                 In Spectra, the container editor preview tool does not enforce object security. Any object-method placed in
                 the container object array by a publishing rule is invoked with security disabled by the container editor preview
                 tab. 

                 For example, using the default schedule content rule, anyone with access to the container editor can schedule
                 the "display" method on an object they do not have permissions for and view it in the preview. The object will
                 not display on the page for that user if the page enables security, but it will display in the container editor
                 preview tab. 

                 The following patch fixes the problem. After applying the patch, the container editor preview will enforce
                 object security and display an error if the user previewing the container does not have permission to invoke
                 object-methods in it. 

                 Affected Software Versions

                       Allaire Spectra 1.0 and 1.0.1 

                 What Allaire is Doing
                 Allaire has published this bulletin, notifying customers of the problem. Allaire has also released new templates
                 that will resolve the issue. These templates are available for download and inspection. Allaire also recommends
                 that users install sample applications and documentation on secured development servers, and not on
                 production servers. 

                 The template files were created to replace the existing files on your system. It is recommended you back up your
                 existing data before over-writing or replacing any files. 

                 Download - SPECTRA 1.0 Container Editor Preview Patch 


                 What Customers Should Do
                 Customers should download and copy the new files into their respective directories, according to the table
                 below. The following is a list of which template goes in which directory: 

                  File
                                         Location
                  cfa_processdescriptorpreview.cfm
                                         {spectraroot}\customtags\system\tier1\cfa_processdescriptorpreview.cfm
                  preview.cfm
                                         {spectraroot}\handlers\system\container\preview.cfm


                 Revisions
                 April 24, 2000 -- Bulletin first created.

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