CVE-2016-3953

Published: 6 February 2018

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.

Priority

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
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [code not present])
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1)

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

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