Vulnerability in Cpanpm Project
CVE-2023-31484
CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cpanpm_project Cpanpm
- Perl
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-31484?
- CVE-2023-31484 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanpm Project, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2023-31484?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-31484 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.