CVE-2014-5269

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Published Sep 4, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Plack::App::File in Plack before 1.0031 removes trailing slash characters from paths, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelist of generated files and obtain sensitive information via a crafted path, related to Plack::Middleware::Static.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:plack_project:plack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-61-1	libplack-perl security update
EUVD	EUVD-2014-5162	Plack::App::File in Plack before 1.0031 removes trailing slash characters from paths, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelist of generated files and obtain sensitive information via a crafted path, related to Plack::Middleware::Static.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.455% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://api.metacpan.org/source/MIYAGAWA/Plack-1.0031/Changes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/137099.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/137115.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/384
http://www.osvdb.org/109928
https://github.com/avar/Plack/commit/bc1731dbb53850c380875ad683cd87c8ec99eee3
https://github.com/plack/Plack/issues/405

History

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Subscriptions

Plack Project Plack

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: Sep 4, 2014, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:41 AM
Reserved: Aug 15, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 4, 2014, 5:55 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:11 AM

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