CVE-2016-3957
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 5%
Description
The secure_load function in gluon/utils.py in web2py before 2.14.2 uses pickle.loads to deserialize session information stored in cookies, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging knowledge of encryption_key.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/blob/R-2.14.1/gluon/utils.py#L200Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502
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