Improper access control in web2py - CVE-2016-3952
Published: June 27, 2019 / Updated: June 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18925
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3952
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: web2py
Affected software:
web2py
web2py
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software allows access to environment variable values if a request is made to the "examples/template_examples/beautify" page. A remote authenticated attacker can gain administrative access to affected software on a targeted system.
Note, the vulnerability affects standalone version only.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3952
Install updates from vendor's website.