CVE-2011-1589

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in Path.pm in Mojolicious before 1.16 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2f..%2f (encoded slash dot dot slash) in a URI.

Published: 2011-04-29 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-1589 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.11%). Core evidence: 7 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-1589

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1589

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.60% 2.11% +0.51%
2 2025-03-29 2.11% 1.60% -0.51%
3 2025-03-19 2.11%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1589

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1589

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-1589

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-1589 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmojolicious-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1589
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-1589 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libmojolicious-perl), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): DNE 4, not-affected 3, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1589

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1589

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mojolicious mojolicious 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8006 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8007 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8008 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.8009 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.8009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.9001 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.9001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.9002 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.9002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991231 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991231:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991232 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991232:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991233 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991233:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991234 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991234:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991235 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991236 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991236:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991237 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991237:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991238 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991238:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991239 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991239:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991240 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991241 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991241:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991242 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991242:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991243 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991243:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991244 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991244:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991245 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991245:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991246 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991246:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991250 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991250:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.991251 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.991251:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999901 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999901:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999902 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999902:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999903 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999904 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999904:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999905 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999905:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999906 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999906:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999907 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999907:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999908 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999908:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999909 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999910 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999910:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999911 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999911:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999912 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999912:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999913 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999913:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999914 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999914:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999920 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999920:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999921 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999921:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999922 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999922:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999923 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999923:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999924 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999924:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999925 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999925:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999926 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999926:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999927 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999927:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999928 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999928:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999929 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999929:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999930 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999930:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999931 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999931:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999932 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999932:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999933 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999933:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999934 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999934:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999935 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999935:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999936 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999936:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999937 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999937:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999938 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999938:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999939 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999939:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999940 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999940:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999941 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999941:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 0.999950 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:0.999950:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 1.12 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mojolicious mojolicious 1.13 cpe:2.3:a:mojolicious:mojolicious:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1589

URL Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=622952 Exploit
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/KRAIH/Mojolicious-1.16/Changes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058885.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058891.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/17/1 Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/3 Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/7 Exploit
http://perlninja.posterous.com/sharks-in-the-water
http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/K/KR/KRAIH/Mojolicious-1.16.tar.gz Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44051 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44359
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2221
http://www.osvdb.org/71850 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47402
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1072
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1093
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697229 Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66830
https://github.com/kraih/mojo/commit/b09854988c5b5b6a2ba53cc8661c4b2677da3818 Patch
https://github.com/kraih/mojo/issues/114 Exploit
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