CVE-2012-6142 — Session::Cookie in the HTML::EP module 0.2011 for Perl does not properly use the Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which is not properly handled when it is deserialized

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HIGH

Session::Cookie in the HTML::EP module 0.2011 for Perl does not properly use the Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which is not properly handled when it is deserialized

Published Jun 4, 2014

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.72%

Description

Session::Cookie in the HTML::EP module 0.2011 for Perl does not properly use the Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which is not properly handled when it is deserialized.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.72% 0.02718

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02718

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.72% (0.02718)	85.51th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.72% (0.02718)	84.04th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.69% (0.01690)	80.98th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	12.13% (0.12132)	95.61th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 29, 2023	12.13% (0.12132)	94.82th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	8.95% (0.08947)	93.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	6.52% (0.06523)	91.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	90.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	78.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-94

Code Injection

References (3)

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/318
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59833
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84199
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/318		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59833		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84199		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Jun 4, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Dec 6, 2012

Link CVE-2012-6142

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-6142

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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