CVE-2016-3953
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 1.5%web2py remote code execution via hardcoded encryption key in session.connect function
Published: 5/14/2022Modified: 2/18/2024
Description
The sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a hardcoded encryption key when calling the `session.connect` function.
Affected packages (1)
- PyPI/web2pyfrom 0, < 2.14.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (7)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3953
- PATCHhttps://github.com/web2py/web2py
- WEBhttps://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957
- WEBhttps://github.com/web2py/web2py/blob/R-2.14.1/applications/examples/models/session.py
- WEBhttps://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/9706d125b42481178d2b423de245f5d2faadbf40
- WEBhttps://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1205
- WEBhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1