Module-Metadata module up to 1.14 on Perl $Version injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Module-Metadata module up to 1.14 on Perl. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument $Version leads to injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1437. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Module-Metadata module up to 1.14 on Perl and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument $Version with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 04/22/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at lists.fedoraproject.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1437 since 01/26/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69533 (Fedora 19 : perl-Module-Metadata-1.000015-1.fc19 (2013-15196)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.000015 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (69533). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Module-Metadata module

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14

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