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Ubuntu: USN-4030-1 (CVE-2016-10321): web2py vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4030-1 (CVE-2016-10321): web2py vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/10/2017
Created
06/25/2019
Added
06/22/2019
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

web2py before 2.14.6 does not properly check if a host is denied before verifying passwords, allowing a remote attacker to perform brute-force attacks.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-gluon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-web2py

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