CVE-2024-55918

Dec. 17, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

5.3
Medium

Description

An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Perl Graphics::ColorNames package
  • before 3.2.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References

https://metacpan.org/dist/Graphics-ColorNames
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Graphics-ColorNames-v3.2.0/changes
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=54500

Tags

cve@mitre.org
CWE-94
2024-12-13
CVE-2024-55918

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW
    • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Date

  • Published: Dec. 13, 2024, 7:15 a.m.
  • Last Modified: Dec. 17, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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