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HTTP Session command injection in memcached session store

CVE-2011-10042

Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 0.43
Who is exposed
Not reported

Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.43.

Published
Last modified
Reference
Last checked
0/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

HTTP::Session for Perl lets an attacker inject memcached commands through the session ID in a client's cookie, because the ID reaches memcached without filtering. Carriage return and line feed characters in the session ID end the cache command early, so the server reads the bytes that follow as further commands.

Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.

Original description

HTTP::Session versions before 0.43 for Perl allow memcached command injection via unfiltered session ids in HTTP::Session::Store::Memcached.

The session id from the client's cookie reaches memcached unchanged as the cache key.

A CR and LF in the session id end the cache command early, and the server reads the bytes after them as further commands.

cve.now Index

0Pcve.now Index 0 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity?/10Unknown. No CVSS score or vendor rating
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 55 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 50 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 22 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

How the score works · Rankings

What to do

  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.43.

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What cve.now has for CVE-2011-10042 (entry last updated 2026-11-14):
Affected:
- http-session: fixed in 0.43
Fixed versions: 0.43.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2011-10042 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
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Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/tokuhirom/http-session/commit/039345db9bc9311868019fde67b89c355114a3d3.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/TOKUHIROM/HTTP-Session-0.42/changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/14/10
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Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • http-session

    fixed in 0.43

Evidence 5

CVE record · 2

Establishes: The identifier and description.

  1. Record
  2. Record

Write-ups · 1

Establishes: Technical detail and context.

  1. Link

Other links · 2

  1. Patch
  2. Link

Corrections

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Questions about CVE-2011-10042

Is CVE-2011-10042 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-10042?

http-session: before 0.43.Source: cve.now feed data

How do I fix CVE-2011-10042?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.43.Source: cve.now feed data

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