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Ubuntu: USN-4030-1 (CVE-2016-3957): web2py vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4030-1 (CVE-2016-3957): web2py vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/06/2018
Created
06/25/2019
Added
06/22/2019
Modified
03/22/2023

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.

Solution(s)

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

References

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