CVE-2026-120644
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CGI::Cookie Perl Module Cookie Attribute Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-120644, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-04
Last updated on: 2026-11-04
Assigner: CPANSec
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-116 | The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. |
