What is CVE-2016-3952?

CVE-2016-3952 is a high-severity vulnerability in Web2py, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-3952?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Web2py

CVE-2016-3952

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.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Web2py
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3952?: CVE-2016-3952 is a high-severity vulnerability in Web2py, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-3952?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.