CVE-2011-2201

Public Exploit

Description

The Data::FormValidator module 4.66 and earlier for Perl, when untaint_all_constraints is enabled, does not properly preserve the taint attribute of data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via form input.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.20% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48167 vdb entry exploit
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=61792 exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/5 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/12/3 mailing list exploit patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629511 patch exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712694 patch exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/13 mailing list exploit patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065416.html exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2201?
CVE-2011-2201 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2201?
To fix CVE-2011-2201, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2201 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2201 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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