CVE-2016-10321
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.61% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-254 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-04-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| web2py | web2py |
References
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/944d8bd8f3c5cf8ae296fc03d149056c65358426
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1585#issuecomment-284317919
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/944d8bd8f3c5cf8ae296fc03d149056c65358426
- https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1585#issuecomment-284317919
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/
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