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CVE ID:CVE-2016-3957
Description: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.
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3957
https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/blob/R-2.14.1/gluon/utils.py#L200
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1/




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