web2py is vulnerable to password brute-force attack

GHSA-gv85-wgxc-vc56 · CVE-2016-10321 · PYSEC-2026-569

Published May 14, 2022 · Modified Jun 29, 2026

Description

web2py before 2.14.6 does not properly check if a host is denied before verifying passwords, allowing a remote attacker to perform brute-force attacks.

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10321
WEB https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1585#issuecomment-284317919
WEB https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/944d8bd8f3c5cf8ae296fc03d149056c65358426
PACKAGE https://github.com/web2py/web2py
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/4030-1

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