CVE-2023-31484

Public Exploit

Description

CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.39% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/ patch mitigation third party advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14 patch mailing list
https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/pull/175 issue tracking exploit
https://metacpan.org/dist/CPAN/changes release notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1 patch mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3 patch mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2 mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BM6UW55CNFUTNGD5ZRKGUKKKFDJGMFHL/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEGCEOKFJVBJ2QQ6S2H4NAEWTUERC7SB/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-31484?
CVE-2023-31484 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-31484?
To fix CVE-2023-31484, 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-2023-31484 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-31484 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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