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web2py exposure of sensitive information

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 22, 2023

Package

pip web2py (pip)

Affected versions

< 2.14.2

Patched versions

2.14.2

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 6, 2018
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Jul 28, 2023
Last updated Nov 22, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.456%
(76th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-3954

GHSA ID

GHSA-jr83-vr4j-mp6p

Source code

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