SB2023050116 - Improper certificate validation in CPAN.pm
Published: May 1, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023050116
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31484)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing verification of the TLS certificate when downloading distributions. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and trick the application into downloading a malicious file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.