CVE-2016-3953: WEB2PY

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a hardcoded encryption key when calling the session.connect function.

Affected products

• WEB2PY WEB2PY: before 2.14.2 (fixed in 2.14.2)

Published 2018-02-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.