The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers.

According to the versions of the perl-App-cpanminus package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code     execution for network attackers.(CVE-2024-45321)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS perl-App-cpanminus security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:10219 advisory.

    * perl-App-cpanminus: Insecure HTTP in App::cpanminus Allows Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-45321)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-10219 advisory.

    - Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

    perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo     perl-CPAN-Meta-Check     perl-File-pushd     perl-Module-CPANfile     perl-Parse-PMFile     perl-String-ShellQuote     perl-App-cpanminus
    - Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

    perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo     perl-CPAN-Meta-Check     perl-File-pushd     perl-Module-CPANfile     perl-Parse-PMFile     perl-String-ShellQuote     perl-App-cpanminus
    - Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

    perl-CPAN-Meta-Check     perl-File-pushd     perl-Module-CPANfile     perl-Parse-PMFile     perl-String-ShellQuote     perl-App-cpanminus

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:10219 advisory.

    The panminus is a script to get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN.

    Security Fix(es):

    * perl-App-cpanminus: Insecure HTTP in App::cpanminus Allows Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-45321)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:10218 advisory.

    Why? It's dependency free, requires zero configuration, and stands alone but it's maintainable and     extensible with plug-ins and friendly to shell scripting. When running, it requires only 10 MB of RAM.

    Security Fix(es):

    * perl-App-cpanminus: Insecure HTTP in App::cpanminus Allows Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-45321)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-10218 advisory.

    - Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-ef9db8b16d advisory.

    Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-aaa468ae4f advisory.

    Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-78e43b4de6 advisory.

    Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
214416	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : perl-App-cpanminus (EulerOS-SA-2025-1127)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
213218	RockyLinux 8 : perl-App-cpanminus:1.7044 (RLSA-2024:10219)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	high
212139	Oracle Linux 8 : perl-App-cpanminus:1.7044 (ELSA-2024-10219)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
211907	RHEL 8 : perl-App-cpanminus:1.7044 (RHSA-2024:10219)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
211906	RHEL 9 : perl-App-cpanminus (RHSA-2024:10218)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
211863	Oracle Linux 9 : perl-App-cpanminus (ELSA-2024-10218)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
210988	Fedora 41 : perl-App-cpanminus (2024-ef9db8b16d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
208413	Fedora 40 : perl-App-cpanminus (2024-aaa468ae4f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
208412	Fedora 39 : perl-App-cpanminus (2024-78e43b4de6)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

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