CVE-2026-120643
Publication date 4 November 2026
Last updated 12 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
CGI versions from 4.62 before 5.00 for Perl allow cross-site scripting via a raw apostrophe in URLs returned by url and self_url. Both pass the URL through URI's canonical method, which leaves an apostrophe in the path raw and decodes the %27 that query parameter escaping produces, so an apostrophe in the request path or a parameter appears raw in the result. An application that places the URL in a single-quoted HTML attribute or JavaScript string is open to cross-site scripting.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libcgi-pm-perl | 26.10 stonking |
Needs evaluation
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.1 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120643
- https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/44874955/
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/851430be84c4d0f350681814e1d7718b9959f2c2 (v5.01)
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/851430be84c4d0f350681814e1d7718b9959f2c2.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes