PyPi: Web2py

CVE-2016-10321

Safety vulnerability ID: 65859

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The information on this page was manually curated by our Cybersecurity Intelligence Team.

Created at Apr 10, 2017 Updated at Dec 10, 2024

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Advisory

web2py before 2.14.6 does not properly check if a host is denied before verifying passwords, allowing a remote attacker to perform brute-force attacks.

Affected package

web2py

Latest version: 2.1.1

full-stack framework for rapid development and prototyping
of secure database-driven web-based applications, written and
programmable in Python.

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

CRITICAL 9.8

CVSS v3 Details

CRITICAL 9.8

Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact (C): HIGH
Integrity Impact (I): HIGH
Availability Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2 Details

MEDIUM 5.0

Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (Au): NONE
Confidentiality Impact (C): PARTIAL
Integrity Impact (I): NONE
Availability Impact (A): NONE