CVE-2017-16248
N/A
Published: November 1, 2017 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCatalyst Plugin Static Simple
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.34
Affected range stops below 0.34, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simplex_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=120558Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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