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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1qcjgzLXZyNGotbXA2cM4AATWv

web2py exposure of sensitive information

web2py before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the session_cookie_key value via a direct request to examples/simple_examples/status. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code using CVE-2016-3957.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr83-vr4j-mp6p
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: 5 months ago

CVSS Score: 5.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-jr83-vr4j-mp6p, CVE-2016-3954
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3954
• https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/
• https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/0820926b500a321060ef6a76ce89fd35a252f8b0
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr83-vr4j-mp6p

Repository: https://github.com/web2py/web2py
Blast Radius: 7.3

Affected Packages