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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 4 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-01-25 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582
- https://gist.github.com/ert-plus/1414276e4cb5d56dd431c2f0429e4429
- https://github.com/BKreisel/CVE-2022-23935
- https://github.com/antisecc/CVE-2022-23935
- https://github.com/cowsecurity/CVE-2022-23935
- https://github.com/dpbe32/CVE-2022-23935-PoC-Exploit

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