CVE-2012-6142 describes a critical deserialization vulnerability in the Session::Cookie component of the HTML::EP Perl module version 0.2011. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by submitting a specially crafted request that is improperly handled during deserialization via the Storable::thaw function. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (high), the vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jochen_wiedmann:html\:\:ep:0.2011:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.