Public exploit available

Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2012-5377 — Activeperl vulnerability

4 documents4 sources

Severity

6.0MEDIUMNVD

EPSS

0.4%

top 39.73%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

PoC available

Public exploit / PoC exists

Affected products

Activestate Activeperl

Timeline

PublishedOct 11

Latest updateMay 17

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePerl 5.16.1.1601, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Perl\Site\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Pre…

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:H/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 1.5 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDactivestate/activeperl5.16.1.1601

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-64cp-j7mg-j33g: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePerl 5↗2022-05-17

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CVEList

CVE-2012-5377: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePerl 5↗2012-10-11

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💥Exploits & PoCs

Exploit-DB

IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keyring Modules Service (IKEEXT) - Missing DLL (Metasploit)↗2013-09-06

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