CVE-2024-55918: An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can...

Description

An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-55918

Affected Products

Vendor: n/a

Product: n/a

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.83% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=54500
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Graphics-ColorNames-v3.2.0/changes
https://metacpan.org/dist/Graphics-ColorNames

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