CVE-2016-3954

N/A
Published: February 6, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWEB2PY

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.14.2
Affected range stops below 2.14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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