CVE-2024-45321

perl-App-cpanminus: Insecure HTTP in App::cpanminus Allows Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers.

A flaw was found in App::cpanminus (cpanm) through version 1.7047. The default configuration downloads Perl modules from CPAN using HTTP, which could allow an attacker to view or modify the content without the knowledge of the user. This issue could allow an attacker to execute malicious code if they have the ability to intercept and modify the content before it reaches to user.

An update for the perl-App-cpanminus:1.7044 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-08-27 CVE Reserved
2024-08-27 CVE Published
2024-09-06 CVE Updated
2025-04-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/issues/611
https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/pull/674
https://security.metacpan.org/2024/08/26/cpanminus-downloads-code-using-insecure-http.html

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45321	2024-11-25
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2308078	2024-11-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
App Search vendor "App"		* Search vendor "App" for product "*"				cpanminus_project Search vendor "App" for product "" and version "cpanminus_project*"		app, cpanminus		Affected
Perl Search vendor "Perl"		Cpanminus Search vendor "Perl" for product "Cpanminus"				*		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				*		-		Affected