CVE-2016-4808

Web2py versions 2.14.5 and below was affected by CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to trick a logged in user to perform some unwanted actions i.e An attacker can trick an victim to disable the installed application just by sending a URL to victim.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137070/Web2py-2.14.5-CSRF-XSS-Local-File-Inclusion.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39821/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137070/Web2py-2.14.5-CSRF-XSS-Local-File-Inclusion.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39821/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:web2py:web2py:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-01-11 16:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-4808

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4808

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4808

JSON object : View

Products Affected

web2py

web2py

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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