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CVE-2016-3957
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-02-06T18:29:00.400 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:46:38.307

Summary

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.

Affected products

web2py — web2py

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References

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