Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language.
5
votes
5answers
1k views
How can I avoid putting the database password in a perl script?
I have a cronned perl script that connects to our database and does various kinds of lookups and integrity checks. The original script was written by someone long ago. My job is to make some changes ...
4
votes
2answers
88 views
Perl CPAN modules in a PCI-DSS environment
We are currently working on implementing the PCI-DSS ruleset in our IT environment, where all of the inhouse software we use is Perl. We have a Perl dev team of about 10 people (inlcuding me) and ...
3
votes
3answers
213 views
Need help decoding suspicious Perl .cgi files
I found three (identical) .cgi files in the "cgi-bin" directory of a hacked website account. My knowledge of Perl is insufficient to decode them. I see some regexp with code execution, but I don't see ...
3
votes
2answers
248 views
Tools for analyzing Perl 5 code?
I'm looking for good tools for analyzing and/or detecting security issues in a large software project written in Perl 5. It could be static or dynamic analysis. I know that Perl is undecidable, but ...
2
votes
3answers
490 views
Disable Perl for some/most Linux users?
One of my server's web accounts got hacked a couple of times. Each time someone downloaded a Perl script via some phpBB forum and used the Perl script to do whatever they wanted to do (mostly connect ...
2
votes
1answer
125 views
Identifying strange Perl CGI script
Recently, while looking at some Perl CGI files, I came across this. I am not familiar enough with Perl to know exactly what it means, but I did attempt to base64 decode the string to no effect. Can ...
2
votes
1answer
305 views
Can /etc/passwd file be accessed on a cpanel shared hosting account?
Given standard server hardening was performed, can the /etc/passwd be accessed by a shared hosting account by using PHP or Perl scripts which is executed from the public_html of the shared account?
1
vote
3answers
127 views
Web Application - Cookie Expiry
We are using a web application on cloud. I need a small clarification. We are using Perl with Apache. I see a following issue here for the below scenario. I need some inputs of whether this is most ...
1
vote
0answers
219 views
Unauthorised Perl Scripts [closed]
One of my servers just had the memory exhausted by a load of Perl scripts, we use plesk and they seem to have appeared under the /var/www/vhosts/domainexample.com/cgi-bin/ directory, I managed to stop ...
