Improper certificate validation in libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https
Priority LOW 29CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01343 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libwww-perl | LWP::Protocol::https | 6.04 through 6.06 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LWP::Protocol::https Vendorlibwww-perl Affected 6.04 through 6.06 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3230
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x2q-v99p-jm92
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2014-3230 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3230 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7x2q-v99p-jm92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3230 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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