VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-31486
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.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.74%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.74% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- http\/\ · perl/perl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153Patch
- https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/Product
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14Mailing List, Patch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/Issue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153Patch
- https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/Product
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0011/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14Mailing List, Patch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.