Vulnerability in Libwww-Perl Lwp::protocol::https
CVE-2014-3230
The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Libwww-perl Lwp::protocol::https — versions 6.04 through 6.06
- Lwp\ \ — versions protocol\
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3230?
- CVE-2014-3230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libwww-Perl Lwp::protocol::https, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2014-3230?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.