CVE-2014-10402 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can access files outside the intended directory via DBD::File drivers in the Perl DBI module, leading to unauthorized data access or modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-10402?
CVE-2014-10402 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the DBI module through 1.643 for Perl. DBD::File drivers can open files from folders other than those specifically passed via the f_dir attribute in the data source name (DSN). NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-10401.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-10402?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Perl Dbi.
How do I fix CVE-2014-10402?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-10402 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-10402 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-14739 Memory corruption in DBI
- CVE-2026-10879 DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl have a heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with more than 9 binders
- CVE-2026-14740 DBI versions before 1.650 for Perl read one byte out-of-bounds in preparse when deleting an initial SQL comment
- CVE-2026-14380 DBI versions before 1.650 for Perl are vulnerable to code injection via caller-influenced Profile
- CVE-2026-9698 DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffer
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2014-10402, AZL-41925, DEBIAN-CVE-2014-10402, DLA-3035-1, GHSA-qc7v-jjp2-38r9, MGASA-2021-0451 and 2 more.