Remote Code Execution via Environment Variable Disclosure in web2py

CVE-2016-3952 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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