Open Redirect Affecting web2py package, versions [,2.12.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-WEB2PY-42084
  • published21 Mar 2018
  • disclosed2 Jul 2015
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-6961  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-601  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade web2py to version 2.12.1 or higher.

Overview

web2py is open source full-stack enterprise framework for agile development of secure database-driven web-based applications, written and programmable in Python.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Open Redirect in gluon/tools.py. It allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the _next parameter to user/logout.

CVSS Scores

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