Web::Simple versions before 0.036 for Perl do not escape values interpolated into double-quoted strings in HTML::Tags output.
Under use HTML::Tags or use XML::Tags, a double-quoted string literal becomes a StringThing object that holds each interpolated value as a separate part. The escaping step passes such objects through, and stringify joins their interpolated parts as is. A value passed on its own, as in <p>, $value, </p>, is entity-escaped, but the same value in "Hello $value" is not.
An attacker who controls a value that an application interpolates into a double-quoted string can inject script into the generated page.
Under use HTML::Tags or use XML::Tags, a double-quoted string literal becomes a StringThing object that holds each interpolated value as a separate part. The escaping step passes such objects through, and stringify joins their interpolated parts as is. A value passed on its own, as in <p>, $value, </p>, is entity-escaped, but the same value in "Hello $value" is not.
An attacker who controls a value that an application interpolates into a double-quoted string can inject script into the generated page.
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Upgrade to Web-Simple 0.036 or later.
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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Web::Simple versions before 0.036 for Perl do not escape values interpolated into double-quoted strings in HTML::Tags output. Under use HTML::Tags or use XML::Tags, a double-quoted string literal becomes a StringThing object that holds each interpolated value as a separate part. The escaping step passes such objects through, and stringify joins their interpolated parts as is. A value passed on its own, as in <p>, $value, </p>, is entity-escaped, but the same value in "Hello $value" is not. An attacker who controls a value that an application interpolates into a double-quoted string can inject script into the generated page. | |
| Title | Web::Simple versions before 0.036 for Perl do not escape values interpolated into double-quoted strings in HTML::Tags output | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-04T14:31:13.299Z
Reserved: 2026-10-21T21:43:01.842Z
Link: CVE-2026-114627
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-04T15:17:35.167
Modified: 2026-11-04T15:17:35.167
Link: CVE-2026-114627
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Updated: 2026-11-04T15:30:09Z
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