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TI-2023-15093 Aliases CVE-2023-31486GHSA-g56r-phrf-6pc4

HTTP::Tiny before 0.083, a Perl core module since 5.13.9 and available standalone on…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

HTTP::Tiny before 0.083, a Perl core module since 5.13.9 and available standalone on CPAN, has an insecure default TLS configuration where users must opt in to verify certificates.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01742 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:http\:\:tiny_project:http\:\:tiny:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*tiny_project http\VulnerableHttp
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.38.0VulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:http\:\:tiny_project:http\:\:tiny:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions tiny_project http\ Vulnerable ·Http
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.38.0 Vulnerable ·Perl

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:7604 Released 2026-04-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images perl-5.42.2-524.1.hum1@aarch64, perl-5.42.2-524.1.hum1@src, perl-5.42.2-524.1.hum1@x86_64 +47
  • RHSA-2024:4430 Released 2024-07-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl-HTTP-Tiny security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) perl-HTTP-Tiny-0.076-461.el9_2
  • RHSA-2024:0579 Released 2024-01-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl-HTTP-Tiny security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) perl-HTTP-Tiny-0.074-1.el8_8.2
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2024:0422 Released 2024-01-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl-HTTP-Tiny security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) perl-HTTP-Tiny-0.074-1.el8_6.1
  • RHSA-2023:7174 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl-HTTP-Tiny security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perl-HTTP-Tiny-0.074-2.el8
  • RHSA-2023:6542 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl-HTTP-Tiny security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) perl-HTTP-Tiny-0.076-461.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6542
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:4430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7174
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0422
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:0579
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:7604

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31486
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g56r-phrf-6pc4

References

Patch 5

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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