{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-120648","assignerOrgId":"9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"CPANSec","dateReserved":"2026-11-02T17:46:59.749Z","datePublished":"2026-11-03T23:41:09.606Z","dateUpdated":"2026-11-03T23:41:09.606Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","modules":["CGI"],"packageName":"CGI","packageURL":"pkg:cpan/CGI","programFiles":["lib/CGI.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"CGI::comment"}],"repo":"https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.00","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTML injection via text containing --> in comment.\n\nArguments are placed between <!-- and --> without escaping, so text containing --> closes the comment early.\n\nAn application that passes request data to comment can be made to inject HTML into the page."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e","shortName":"CPANSec","dateUpdated":"2026-11-03T23:41:09.606Z"},"references":[{"tags":["technical-description"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm"},{"tags":["release-notes"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes"},{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/6a17eb84703d84bca86b0079f5870ca9c921ffd4.patch"}],"solutions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later."}],"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"title":"CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTML injection via text containing --> in comment","x_generator":{"engine":"cpansec-cna-tool 0.1"}}}}