CVE-2015-8607
moderate-risk
Published 2016-01-13
The canonpath function in the File::Spec module in PathTools before 3.62, as used in Perl, does not properly preserve the taint attribute of data, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.
Do I need to act?
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5.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.3/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (4)
References (26)
Vendor Advisory
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126862
and 6 more references
45
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
9/34 · Low
Exposure
10/34 · Low