CVE-2016-3957 | BDVDB-2026-96087 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/blob/R-2.14.1/gluon/utils.py#L200
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-02-06Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.