CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-31484

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CPAN.pm before version 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to replace downloaded packages with malicious ones.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of installing malicious software instead of legitimate CPAN packages, potentially leading to system and data compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update CPAN.pm to version 2.35 or later, which verifies TLS certificates. As a temporary measure, consider using alternative package retrieval methods with TLS verification.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS