Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-120647

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow Content-Disposition parameter injection via unescaped double quotes in the header attachment filename

publishedCWE-116

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow Content-Disposition parameter injection via unescaped double quotes in the header attachment filename. header(-attachment => $name) writes $name into the quoted filename parameter of Content-Disposition without escaping double quotes. An application that passes request data as the attachment name can be made to send a second filename parameter, changing the name the response is saved under.

Technical severityUnscoredNo score in collected sources
Published2026-11-03Source updated 2026-11-03
Collected2026-11-041 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.

Source: CNA: CPANSec

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: CNA: CPANSec

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority


CGI
cpan
≥ 0; < 5.00 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: CPANSec

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

No CVSS assessment reported. An unscored record is not a low-severity determination.

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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