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CVE-2016-4808

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4808 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Web2py versions 2.14.5 and below. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a logged-in user into performing unintended actions, such as disabling an installed application, simply by sending them a malicious URL. This vulnerability carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.14.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:web2py:web2py:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39821 · May 16, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0174 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: web2pyFixed in: 2.14.6

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-gp69-xcm6-ffqjmedium

Web2py Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability

May 17, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/137070/Web2py-2.14.5-CSRF-XSS-Local-File-Inclusion.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/39821
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry