Arguments are placed between <!-- and --> without escaping, so text containing --> closes the comment early.
An application that passes request data to comment can be made to inject HTML into the page.
Analysis
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Vendor Solution
Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.
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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTML injection via text containing --> in comment. Arguments are placed between <!-- and --> without escaping, so text containing --> closes the comment early. An application that passes request data to comment can be made to inject HTML into the page. | |
| Title | CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTML injection via text containing --> in comment | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-03T23:41:09.606Z
Reserved: 2026-11-02T17:46:59.749Z
Link: CVE-2026-120648
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-04T00:17:26.377
Modified: 2026-11-04T00:17:26.377
Link: CVE-2026-120648
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CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')