CVE-2022-23935: lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection.

PriorityP344high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

7.58%

93.8th percentile

lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	libimage-exiftool-perl	< libimage-exiftool-perl 12.38+dfsg-1 (bookworm)	libimage-exiftool-perl 12.38+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
exiftool_project	exiftool	< 12.38	12.38

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.6HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv7.8HIGH

vendor_debian7.8HIGH

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