What is CVE-2023-52431?

CVE-2023-52431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plack\ \, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-52431?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Plack\ \

CVE-2023-52431

The Plack::Middleware::XSRFBlock package before 0.0.19 for Perl allows attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via an empty form value and an empty cookie (if signed cookies are disabled).

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.002 (15.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Plack\ \ — versions middleware\
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52431?: CVE-2023-52431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plack\ \, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-52431?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.