# CVE-2017-16248: The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if there is a '.' character an

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if there is a '.' character anywhere in the pathname, which differs from the intended policy of allowing access only when the filename itself has a '.' character.

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/880458
- https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=120558

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