BREW-PERL-BUILD-CVE-2023-31486 (CVE-2023-31486)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 10:07 – Updated: 2026-10-08 00:28 – Source website
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Details

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.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": null,
        "range_state": "affected",
        "resource": "HTTP::Tiny",
        "resource_purl": "pkg:cpan/DAGOLDEN/HTTP-Tiny@0.082",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "0.083"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Homebrew",
        "name": "perl-build",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/perl-build"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "cpansa",
    "upstream_evidence": [
      {
        "ecosystem": "CPAN",
        "key": "pkg:cpan/DAGOLDEN/HTTP-Tiny@0.082",
        "name": "HTTP-Tiny",
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        "subject_version": "0.082"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "id": "BREW-perl-build-CVE-2023-31486",
  "modified": "2026-10-08T00:28:26Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:07:09Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hackeriet.github.io/cpan-http-tiny-overview/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/111tadi/psa_httptiny_disabled_ssl_verification_by_default/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/31xxx/CVE-2023-31486.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31486"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0011/"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/153"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
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}



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