High severity · published Apr 29, 2023
CVE-2023-31486
HTTP::Tiny before 0.083, a Perl core module since 5.13.9 and available standalone on CPAN, has an insecure default TLS configuration where users must opt in to verify certificates
8.1
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HTTP::Tiny before 0.083, a Perl core module since 5.13.9 and available standalone on CPAN, has an insecure default TLS configuration where users must opt in to verify certificates.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HT
Http::tiny · Http::tiny Project
before 0.083 · source: NVD
PE
Perl · Perl
before 5.38.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31486
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31486
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3
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
Mitigation
https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/
Patch
https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153