CVE-2023-31486 | BDVDB-2026-201258 Detail
Description#
HTTP::Tiny before 0.083, a Perl core module since 5.13.9 and available standalone on CPAN, has an insecure default TLS configuration where users must opt in to verify certificates.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
References#
- https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14
- https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/
- https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2
- https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0011/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.