HTTP::Tiny 0.082 TLS Configuration certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in HTTP::Tiny 0.082. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component TLS Configuration Handler. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-31486. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HTTP::Tiny 0.082. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component TLS Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HTTP::Tiny 0.082, 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.

The weakness was disclosed 04/29/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at blog.hackeriet.no. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-31486 since 04/28/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242783 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : perl-HTTP-Tiny Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0177)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242783), EUVD (EUVD-2023-35791) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-2853). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source CentOS
  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Meinberg LANTIME

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242783
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : perl-HTTP-Tiny Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0177)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/28/2023 🔍
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04/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2025 +977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.hackeriet.no
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-31486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227747
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-2853 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/29/2023 08:37
Updated: 12/31/2025 07:29
Changes: 04/29/2023 08:37 (37), 11/29/2024 13:45 (26), 01/30/2025 21:26 (11), 07/26/2025 07:00 (2), 12/26/2025 03:28 (1), 12/31/2025 07:29 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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