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TI-2017-11957 Aliases CVE-2017-16248GHSA-mg54-fgxw-pmj5

The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 37CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if there is a '.' character anywhere in the pathname, which differs from the intended policy of allowing access only when the filename itself has a '.' character.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02434 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:catalyst-plugin-static-simple_project:catalyst-plugin-static-simple:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*before 0.34VulnerableCatalyst-plugin-static-simple Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16248
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg54-fgxw-pmj5

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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