Perlbot is a narrowly scoped Perl-based bot product with a focused vulnerability footprint. The disclosed weaknesses cluster around general implementation issues rather than clearly delineated attack vectors, reflecting the nature of this specialized tooling. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Perlbot over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2002-1842HIGH Perlbot 1.0 beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) a word that is being spell checked or (2) an e-mail address. | Dec 31, 2002 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2002-1843HIGH Perlbot 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the $text variable in SpelCheck.pm or (2) the $filename variable in HTMLPlog.pm. | Dec 31, 2002 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Perlbot.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Perlbot — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.