Net::Statsite::Client versions through 1.1.0 for Perl allow metric injections
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Net::Statsite::Client versions through 1.1.0 for Perl allow metric injections. Net::Statsite::Client is a client for the statsite protocol, which is a variant of statsd. Newlines are not removed from metric names, allowing metric injections. Values are not sanitised for newlines or other protocol control characters such as colons or pipes, allowing metric injections.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11373
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5q2-6jvc-qfhh
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-11373 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11373 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5q2-6jvc-qfhh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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