CVE-2023-45158

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Published Oct 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 4.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in web2py 2.24.1 and earlier. When the product is configured to use notifySendHandler for logging (not the default configuration), a crafted web request may execute an arbitrary OS command on the web server using the product.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

web2py

web2py

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.24.1 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:web2py:web2py:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.4% (4.412% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://web2py.com/
http://web2py.com/init/default/download
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/936e2260b0c34c44e2f3674a893e96d2a7fad0a3
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN80476432/

History

Sep 18, 2024 2:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Web2py Web2py

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 18, 2024, 2:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 7:53 AM
Updated: Sep 18, 2024, 2:02 PM
Reserved: Oct 4, 2023, 11:39 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

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