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

EPSS: 0.024 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.