GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-q2rq-qgcf-m22w web2py remote code execution via hardcoded encryption key in session.connect function
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2016-3953
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- web2py
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-798
- Reviewed
- 2023-08-03
Affected packages
• PyPI web2py: < 2.14.2 → fixed in 2.14.2
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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2016-3953 The sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3953 advisory
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1205 web
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/9706d125b42481178d2b423de245f5d2faadbf40 web
- https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957 web
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py package
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py/blob/R-2.14.1/applications/examples/models/session.py web
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1 web