Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Module-Metadata - CVE-2013-1437
Published: January 28, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30399
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1437
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ETHER
Affected software:
Module-Metadata
Module-Metadata
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Eval injection vulnerability in the Module-Metadata module before 1.000015 for Perl allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the $Version value.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1437
Install update from vendor's website.