Re: [SLUG] is Perl really needed ?

[Kevin Saenz]

It appears that the vulnerability is with a particular CMS. Now the  
example they have given is perl, the problem is that you can  
potentially execute anything through the exploit, security through  
obscurity is not absolute I generally leave obscurity to the birds,  
you need to ensure your machine has not been compromised and then  
follow your companies security procedures in resolving the issue.   
With your CMS problem you have 2 options.
1. stop using the CMS that has the problem until they have fixed the  
security flaw.
2. make sure the version of the CMS you have is not affected.
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