CVE-2024-55918
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an...
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2024-55918- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52848
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52848- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p299-jc9j-rfc4
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an...
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
- Record
GHSA-p299-jc9j-rfc4- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2024-55918- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-55918
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55918- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-55918
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55918- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue was discovered in the Graphics::ColorNames package before 3.2.0 for Perl. There is an ambiguity between modules and filenames that can lead to HTML injection by an attacker who can create a file in the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2024-55918- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libgraphics-colornames-perlDebian:12 |
before 3.5.0-1 | 3.5.0-1 |
libgraphics-colornames-perlDebian:13 |
before 3.5.0-1 | 3.5.0-1 |
libgraphics-colornames-perlDebian:14 |
before 3.5.0-1 | 3.5.0-1 |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11-6.12.11-7 |
None known |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11-7.1 |
None known |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11-7.1 |
None known |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.5.0-3 |
None known |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.5.0-33.5.0-3.1 |
None known |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.5.0-3.1 |
None known |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.5.0-3.1 |
None known |
libgraphics-colornames-perlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.5.0-3.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-55918 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in libgraphics-colornames-perl, published December 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in libgraphics-colornames-perl 3.5.0-1.
References
rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=54500
metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Graphics-ColorNames-v3.2.0/changes
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55918
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p299-jc9j-rfc4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-55918
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-55918
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55918