{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3952","details":"web2py before 2.14.1, when using the standalone version, allows remote attackers to obtain environment variable values via a direct request to examples/template_examples/beautify.  NOTE: this issue can be leveraged by remote attackers to gain administrative access.","modified":"2026-01-30T02:44:34.548468Z","published":"2018-02-06T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-4030-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-3952"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3952"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/9706d125b42481178d2b423de245f5d2faadbf40"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4030-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3952"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"web2py","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/web2py@2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["1.99.7-1","2.12.3-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"python-gluon","binary_version":"2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"python-web2py","binary_version":"2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3952.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}