Information disclosure in Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple Project
CVE-2017-16248
The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if there is a '.' character anywhere in the pathname, which differs from the intended policy of allowing access only when the filename itself has a '.' character.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.debian.org/880458 (Third Party Advisory)
- metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple (Release Notes)
- rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16248?
- CVE-2017-16248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16248?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.