CGI::Cookie versions before 5.00 for Perl allow cookie attribute injection via unvalidated path, domain and expires values.

The path, domain and expires values are written into the Set-Cookie header without checking for semicolons or control characters.

An application that sets them from request data can be made to add other cookie attributes, such as Domain or SameSite.
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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-140
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CGI::Cookie versions before 5.00 for Perl allow cookie attribute injection via unvalidated path, domain and expires values. The path, domain and expires values are written into the Set-Cookie header without checking for semicolons or control characters. An application that sets them from request data can be made to add other cookie attributes, such as Domain or SameSite.
Title CGI::Cookie versions before 5.00 for Perl allow cookie attribute injection via unvalidated path, domain and expires values
Weaknesses CWE-116
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T23:40:51.418Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T17:42:50.237Z

Link: CVE-2026-120644

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-04T00:17:25.897

Modified: 2026-11-04T18:42:35.810

Link: CVE-2026-120644

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-03T23:40:51Z

Links: CVE-2026-120644 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T13:45:14Z

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