🛡️ CVE-2023-45158 on Ubuntu — web2py

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-45158 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package web2py. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45158 is classified as CWE-78: OS Command Injection. Untrusted input reaches a shell command without neutralisation, so an attacker can run arbitrary operating system commands.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45158 is recorded against 1 package.

• web2py

Timeline and source

Published on 16 October 2023 and last revised on 24 October 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
web2py.com (Report)
jvn.jp (Report)
github.com (Report)
web2py.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)

Other advisories for this package

web2py has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2023-22432 (6.1 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2016-4808 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2016-3954 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-25198 (published 5 Feb 2026)
• CVE-2026-25198 (published 5 Feb 2026)
• CVE-2023-45158 (9.8 Critical, published 16 Oct 2023)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22432 (published 6 Mar 2023)
• CVE-2022-33146 (6.1 Medium, published 28 Jun 2022)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-78: OS Command Injection) in other software:

• CVE-2023-49900 (9.8 Critical, published 16 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-0815 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-5002 (6.0 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-40189 (9.8 Critical, published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2021-21386 (9.5 Critical, published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2022-38649 (9.8 Critical, published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2022-45899 (6.5 Medium, published 8 May 2026)
• CVE-2022-50994 (8.1 High, published 8 May 2026)

CVE-2023-45158 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Affected Packages

References