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CVE-2016-10321

Published: 10 April 2017

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
seth-arnold
I think the 'before version' annotation in the CVE description was
incorrect.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
web2py
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needed

xenial
Released (2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/944d8bd8f3c5cf8ae296fc03d149056c65358426

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H