Certificate Validation Bypass in Perl's HTTPS Module

CVE-2014-3230

What is CVE-2014-3230?

The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module versions 6.04 to 6.06 for Perl, when configured to use IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, presents a significant security risk. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disable server certificate validation by manipulating the environment variables HTTPS_CA_DIR or HTTPS_CA_FILE. This exploit could potentially lead to man-in-the-middle attacks, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data during HTTPS communications. It is essential for users of this module to apply security patches and adopt secure configuration practices to mitigate this risk.

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