CVE-2012-6141

high
Published 2014-06-04 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

The App::Context module 0.01 through 0.968 for Perl does not properly use the Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to (1) App::Session::Cookie or (2) App::Session::HTMLHidden, which is not properly handled when it is deserialized.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
stephen_adkinsapp\\

References

CWEs

CWE-94

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.