vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4030-1 (CVE-2016-3957): web2py vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 6, 2018 | Jun 22, 2019 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 6, 2018
Added
Jun 22, 2019
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-python-gluonubuntu-upgrade-python-web2py
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