CVE-2016-3952 Information

Description

web2py before 2.14.1 when using the standalone version allows remote attackers to obtain environment variable values via a direct request to examples/template_examples/beautify. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged by remote attackers to gain administrative access.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/ https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/9706d125b42481178d2b423de245f5d2faadbf40 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8