{"id":"PYSEC-2026-569","summary":"web2py is vulnerable to password brute-force attack","details":"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.","aliases":["CVE-2016-10321","GHSA-gv85-wgxc-vc56"],"modified":"2026-07-01T20:23:11.774432Z","published":"2026-06-29T11:50:32.485181Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10321"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1585#issuecomment-284317919"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/944d8bd8f3c5cf8ae296fc03d149056c65358426"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/web2py/web2py"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://pypi.org/project/web2py"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv85-wgxc-vc56"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"web2py","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/web2py"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.14.6"}]}],"versions":["1.96.4","1.98.2","2.1.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/web2py/PYSEC-2026-569.yaml"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}