The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-perl-lwp-protocol-https | Mar 26, 2024 | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-liblwp-protocol-https-perl | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-liblwp-protocol-https-perl | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 28, 2020 |
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