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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1ndjg1LXdneGMtdmM1Ns4AATWy

web2py is vulnerable to password brute-force attack

web2py before 2.14.6 does not properly check if a host is denied before verifying passwords, allowing a remote attacker to perform brute-force attacks.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv85-wgxc-vc56
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: 9 months ago

CVSS Score: 9.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-gv85-wgxc-vc56, CVE-2016-10321
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10321
• https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1585#issuecomment-284317919
• https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/944d8bd8f3c5cf8ae296fc03d149056c65358426
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv85-wgxc-vc56

Repository: https://github.com/web2py/web2py
Blast Radius: 13.0

Affected Packages