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CVE-2020-16154 (GCVE-0-2020-16154)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-13 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:37

Summary

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2306 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminus	x_refsource_MISC
https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verifica…	x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

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BREW-CPANMINUS-CVE-2020-16154 (CVE-2020-16154)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 16:41 – Updated: 2026-08-13 16:41 – Source website

Details

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	WEB
	https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminus	ADVISORY
	https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verifica…	EVIDENCE

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CNVD-2022-02759

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2022-01-12

Title

cpanminus数据伪造问题漏洞（CNVD-2022-02759）

Description

cpanminus是一个脚本，用于从 CPAN 获取、解压、构建和安装模块，不执行其他任何操作。 cpanminus存在数据伪造问题漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞绕过签名验证。

Severity

中

Patch Name

cpanminus数据伪造问题漏洞（CNVD-2022-02759）的补丁

Patch Description

cpanminus是一个脚本，用于从 CPAN 获取、解压、构建和安装模块，不执行其他任何操作。 cpanminus存在数据伪造问题漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞绕过签名验证。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

厂商已发布了漏洞修复程序，请及时关注更新： https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminus。

Reference

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16154

Impacted products

Name
cpanminus cpanminus 1.7044

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FKIE_CVE-2020-16154

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-12-13 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:57

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verification-vulnerabilities/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DENFY4CRTIZL5WYYUYUM4VKCJNXO4QIW/
cve@mitre.org	https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminus	Product, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verification-vulnerabilities/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DENFY4CRTIZL5WYYUYUM4VKCJNXO4QIW/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminus	Product, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	app\	\	cpanminus_project
	fedoraproject	fedora	35

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GHSA-M92X-373G-XC36

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-10 00:01 – Updated: 2022-02-10 00:01

Details

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Show details on source website

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GSD-2020-16154

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Aliases

CVE-2020-16154

Aliases

CVE-2020-16154

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OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0074-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2022-03-06 15:01 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:38

Summary

Security update for perl-App-cpanminus

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2020-16154.

CVE-2020-16154

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 2 products

Open the full advisory

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11783-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 20:25

Summary

perl-App-cpanminus-1.7045-1.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2020-16154.

CVE-2020-16154

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 4 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16154 (CVE-2020-16154)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-12-13 17:15 – Updated: 2025-07-16 04:55 – Source website

Details

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16154	REPORT
	https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verifica…	REPORT
	http://blogs.perl.org/users/neilb/2021/11/address…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5230-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16154	REPORT

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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.7044-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "cpanminus",
            "binary_version": "1.7045-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "cpanminus",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpanminus@1.7045-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
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            {
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "1.7044-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16154",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:55:59Z",
  "published": "2021-12-13T17:15:00Z",
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16154"
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verification-vulnerabilities/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://blogs.perl.org/users/neilb/2021/11/addressing-cpan-vulnerabilities-related-to-checksums.html"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5230-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
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}

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