CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.
CVE-2023-31484
Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-04-29. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity81% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 74%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 29, 2023
Last Modified
November 3, 2025
Advisory Details (10)
Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: perl-CPAN-2.36-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEGCEOKFJVBJ2QQ6S2H4NAEWTUERC7SB/[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: perl-CPAN-2.36-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BM6UW55CNFUTNGD5ZRKGUKKKFDJGMFHL/Add verify_SSL=>1 to HTTP::Tiny in CPAN::HTTP::Client to verify https server identity
Upstream fix in progress (PR #175 · andk/cpanpm, state=closed)
https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/pull/175Perl HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules – Hackeriet Blog
https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/oss-security - Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2oss-security - Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5oss-security - Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3oss-security - Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-31484(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libperl5.22 (5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm2) @ xenial | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libperl5.36 (5.36.0-7ubuntu0.23.04.1) @ lunar | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | perl-main-1.03-524.1.hum1 | 2026-04-10 | redhat |
| redhat | perl-4:5.16.3-299.el7_9.1 | 2026-01-05 | redhat |
| redhat | perl-CPAN-0:2.18-399.el8 | 2024-05-22 | redhat |
| redhat | perl-CPAN-0:2.29-3.el9 | 2023-11-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| perl | 5.32.1-4, 5.32.1-4+deb11u1, 5.32.1-4+deb11u2, 5.32.1-4+deb11u3 | 5.32.1-4+deb11u4 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| perl | 5.36.0-7, 5.36.0-7+deb12u1, 5.36.0-7+deb12u2 | 5.36.0-7+deb12u3 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| perl | — | 5.38.2-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| perl | — | 5.38.2-2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-314842025-09-04
CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.
- Red HatRHSA-2023:6539MODERATE2023-04-29
RHSA-2023:6539 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:3094MODERATE2023-04-29
RHSA-2024:3094 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:0079MODERATE2023-04-29
RHSA-2026:0079 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-6112-1MEDIUM
Perl vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-6112-2MEDIUM
Perl vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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