Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-45158 · published 16 October 2023

CVE-2023-45158: Web2py os command injection vulnerability

WWeb2py · Web2py

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in web2py 2.24.1 and earlier. When the product is configured to use notifySendHandler for logging (not the default configuration), a crafted web request may execute an arbitrary OS command on the web server using the product.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 3.7% · top 10.7% CWE-78 · OS command injection

9.8CVSS 3.1 base score

3.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

8References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

WWeb2py Web2py

References

Link	Tags
http://web2py.com/	Product
http://web2py.com/init/default/download	Product
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/936e2260b0c34c44e2f3674a893e96d2a7fad0a3	Patch
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN80476432/	Third Party Advisory
http://web2py.com/	Product
http://web2py.com/init/default/download	Product
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/936e2260b0c34c44e2f3674a893e96d2a7fad0a3	Patch
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN80476432/	Third Party Advisory

Track CVE-2023-45158 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2016-3953Web2py hard-coded credentials vulnerabilityThe sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a hardcoded en…EPSS 3.3%6 Feb 2018 9.8CVE-2016-3957Web2py deserialization of untrusted data vulnerabilityThe secure_load function in gluon/utils.py in web2py before 2.14.2 uses pickle.loads to deserialize session information stored in cookies, which migh…EPSS 4.9%6 Feb 2018 9.8CVE-2016-10321Web2py vulnerabilityweb2py before 2.14.6 does not properly check if a host is denied before verifying passwords, allowing a remote attacker to perform brute-force attack…EPSS 2.6%10 Apr 2017 8.8CVE-2016-4808Web2py cross-site request forgery vulnerabilityWeb2py 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 …EPSS 1.8%11 Jan 2017 7.8CVE-2016-3952Web2py vulnerabilityweb2py before 2.14.1, when using the standalone version, allows remote attackers to obtain environment variable values via a direct request to exampl…EPSS 1.1%6 Feb 2018 7.5CVE-2016-4806Web2py information exposure vulnerabilityWeb2py versions 2.14.5 and below was affected by Local File Inclusion vulnerability, which allows a malicious intended user to read/access web server…EPSS 10%11 Jan 2017 6.1CVE-2023-22432Web2py open redirect vulnerabilityOpen redirect vulnerability exists in web2py versions prior to 2.23.1. When using the tool, a web2py user may be redirected to an arbitrary website b…EPSS 2.4%6 Mar 2023 6.1CVE-2022-33146Web2py open redirect vulnerabilityOpen redirect vulnerability in web2py versions prior to 2.22.5 allows a remote attacker to redirect a user to an arbitrary web site and conduct a phi…EPSS 1.6%27 Jun 2022

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-45158), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.