CVE-2017-16248

7.5 HIGH
Published: November 01, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/880458
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=120558
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/880458
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=120558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

catalyst-plugin-static-simple_project