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CVE-2016-4808

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-01-11
  • WeaknessCWE-352

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Description

Web2py versions 2.14.5 and below was affected by CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to trick a logged in user to perform some unwanted actions i.e An attacker can trick an victim to disable the installed application just by sending a URL to victim.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-01-1116:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Web2py
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.14≤ 2.14.5no fix published
web2py
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.14< 2.14.62.14.6

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-39821
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.08.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-352read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.8 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-01-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4808?

Web2py versions 2.14.5 and below was affected by CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to trick a logged in user to perform some unwanted actions i.e An attacker can trick an victim to disable the installed application just by sending a URL to victim.

Is CVE-2016-4808 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-4808 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.8% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-4808?

CVE-2016-4808 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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