Critical
cpanminus — security advisory
The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers.
- Products
- cpanminus
- Affected versions
- 1.7014-1, 1.7039-1, 1.7040-1, 1.7040-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.7042-2, 1.7043-1, 1.7043-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.7044-1, 1.7044-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.7044-2, 1.7045-1, 1.7047-1, 1.7048-1, 1.7048-1build1, 1.7049-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-45321
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:10 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45321
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Complete source record
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