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01 Record

CVE-2016-3953

The sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a hardcoded encryption key when calling the session.connect

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a hardcoded encryption key when calling the session.connect

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 88.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-02-06 18:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 00:10Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-04-05
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
5614979a3372846b44925823d0f0a184d38b45c95f6c8da13502a6bfa89fabd7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
web2pyweb2pyNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • web2py
    Fixed in 2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.