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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-31486
HTTP::Tiny Insecure TLS Certificate Verification
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 30, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-31486 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Http\ \
1 Perl perl
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Upgrade your perl and HTTP::Tiny packages to address the insecure TLS configuration.
  • Update the affected perl-HTTP-Tiny packages.
  • Update the affected perl packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-31486 has a 12 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-31486.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1 Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3 Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2 Mailing 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/153 Patch
https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/ Product
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14 Mailing List Patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4 Mailing 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/2023/04/29/1 Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3 Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2 Mailing 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/153 Patch
https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/ Product
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0011/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14 Mailing List Patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/ Issue Tracking
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-31486 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-31486 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-31486 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-31486 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-295
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0011/
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2
    Added Reference https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/
    Added Reference https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153
    Added Reference https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4
    Added Reference https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153 No Types Assigned https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153 Patch
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:http\:\:tiny_project:http\:\:tiny:0.082:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:http\:\:tiny_project:http\:\:tiny:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.083
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.38.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description HTTP::Tiny 0.082, 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. 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.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/ No Types Assigned https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/ Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/ No Types Assigned https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/ No Types Assigned https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/ Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:http\:\:tiny_project:http\:\:tiny:0.082:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.45 }} -0.34%

score

0.62615

percentile