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GSD-2016-3953

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
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