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CVE-2017-16248
The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if there is a '.' character…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
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Description
The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if there is a '.' character anywhere in the pathname, which differs from the intended policy of allowing access only when the filename itself has a '.' character.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://bugs.debian.org/880458 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=120558 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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