VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3954
web2py before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the session_cookie_key value via a direct request to examples/simple_examples/status.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.40% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- web2py/web2py
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/
- https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.