CVE-2012-6141 describes a critical vulnerability in the App::Context Perl module (versions 0.01 through 0.968) that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This occurs due to improper deserialization of crafted requests by App::Session::Cookie or App::Session::HTMLHidden, leveraging a flaw in the Storable::thaw function. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stephen_adkins:app\:\:context:0.01:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | ||
0.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stephen_adkins:app\:\:context:0.93:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | ||
0.95CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stephen_adkins:app\:\:context:0.95:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | ||
0.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stephen_adkins:app\:\:context:0.96:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | ||
0.961CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stephen_adkins:app\:\:context:0.961:*:*:*:*: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.