ghsa-jr83-vr4j-mp6p
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 00:57
Modified
2023-11-22 21:57
Summary
web2py exposure of sensitive information
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "web2py"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.14.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-3954"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-28T20:59:59Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-02-06T18:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-jr83-vr4j-mp6p",
  "modified": "2023-11-22T21:57:03Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T00:57:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3954"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/0820926b500a321060ef6a76ce89fd35a252f8b0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/web2py/web2py"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "web2py exposure of sensitive information"
}


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