CVE-2026-78190 PUBLISHED

WebDyne versions from 2.014 before 3.022 for Perl reflect request parameters unescaped into form field values, allowing cross-site scripting

Assigner: CPANSec
Reserved: 23.08.2026 Published: 31.10.2026 Updated: 31.10.2026

WebDyne versions from 2.014 before 3.022 for Perl reflect request parameters unescaped into form field values, allowing cross-site scripting.

The textfield, password_field and filefield tags fill their value attribute from the request parameter of the same name. WEBDYNE_CGI_AUTOESCAPE, which controls escaping of these values, defaults to off. From 2.022, WebDyne::HTML::Tiny also replaced its entity_encode method with one that returns its input unchanged, so enabling WEBDYNE_CGI_AUTOESCAPE has no effect.

A remote attacker can inject script into any page using these tags through a crafted link.

Product Status

Package Collection https://cpan.org/modules
Package Name WebDyne
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2.014 to 3.022 (excl.)

Solutions

Upgrade to WebDyne 3.022 or later.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE