CVE-2023-31486
http-tiny: insecure TLS cert default
Severity Score
8.1
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
A vulnerability was found in Tiny, where a Perl core module and standalone CPAN package, does not verify TLS certificates by default. Users need to explicitly enable certificate verification with the verify_SSL=>1 flag to ensure secure HTTPS connections. This oversight can potentially expose applications to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, where an attacker might intercept and manipulate data transmitted between the client and server.
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- Decision:-
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Automatable
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Timeline
- 2023-04-28 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-28 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-08 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
- CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2 | Mailing List |
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| https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview | Product | |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4 | Mailing List |
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| https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default | Issue Tracking |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31486 | 2024-07-09 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228392 | 2024-07-09 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Http::tiny Project Search vendor "Http::tiny Project" | Http::tiny Search vendor "Http::tiny Project" for product "Http::tiny" | < 0.083 Search vendor "Http::tiny Project" for product "Http::tiny" and version " < 0.083" | - |
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| Perl Search vendor "Perl" | Perl Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" | < 5.38.0 Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" and version " < 5.38.0" | - |
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