CVE-2016-3953: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

February 6, 2018 (updated June 21, 2019)

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

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3953

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