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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2018-02-06T18:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.878Z
Reserved: 2016-04-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-3957
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                        Vulnrichment
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2018-02-06T18:29:00.400
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:51:01.927
Link: CVE-2016-3957
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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