VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8607

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability3.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

The canonpath function in the File::Spec module in PathTools before 3.62, as used in Perl, does not properly preserve the taint attribute of data, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references