PT-2020-12278 · Perl · Perlspeak

Published 2020-03-18 · Updated 2020-03-20 · CVE-2020-10674

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PerlSpeak versions through 2.01

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands. This can be demonstrated through the use of system and 2-argument open.

Recommendations For PerlSpeak versions through 2.01, consider restricting the use of the system function and the 2-argument open function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, review and limit the execution of OS commands within the application to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-10674

Affected Products

Perlspeak

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10674 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10674 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10674 · Vendor Advisory
• https://metacpan.org/source/JKAMPHAUS/PerlSpeak-2.01/Changes · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10674 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10674 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1892 · Telegram Post
• https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=132173 · Note