The secure_load function in gluon/utils.py in web2py before 2.14.2 uses pickle.loads to deserialize session information stored in cookies, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging knowledge of encryption_key.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-02-06T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.878Z

Reserved: 2016-04-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-3957

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-06T18:29:00.400

Modified: 2019-06-21T22:15:10.623

Link: CVE-2016-3957

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