CVE-2025-30672

April 1, 2025, 8:26 p.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

Mite for Perl before 0.013000 generates code with the current working directory ('.') added to the @INC path similar to CVE-2016-1238. If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This affects the Mite distribution itself, and other distributions that contain code generated by Mite.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Perl
  • Mite
  • <0.013000

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a perl mite <0.013000 / / / / / / /

References

https://blogs.perl.org/users/todd_rinaldo/2016/11/what-happened-to-dot-in-inc.html
https://metacpan.org/release/TOBYINK/Mite-0.013000/changes
https://perldoc.perl.org/perlrun#PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Perl/Dot-In-INC-Removal

Tags

CWE-427
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
2025-04-01
CVE-2025-30672

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

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

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

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Timeline

Published: April 1, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: April 1, 2025, 8:26 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

More info

Source

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

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