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CVE-2016-3954
web2py before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the session_cookie_key value via a direct request to…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIweb2pyGHSA-jr83-vr4j-mp6p (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-4030-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jr83-vr4j-mp6p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .