CVE-2016-3954

Published: Feb 6, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Web2py: Web2py

Web2py

1 product

Web2py

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Web2py Web2py	Before 2.14.2

Related CWEs

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (4)

https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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