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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-111946 EUVD-2026-104605

Plack::Middleware::ETag versions from 0.04 before 0.06 for Perl disclose file inode numbers in the default ETag header

Published Oct 19, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

Plack::Middleware::ETag versions from 0.04 before 0.06 for Perl disclose file inode numbers in the default ETag header.

When the response body is a filehandle and the file_etag option is not set, the ETag is built from the file's inode number, modification time and size. Clients receiving affected responses may use the disclosed inode numbers to aid backend fingerprinting and correlation of files served through different URLs.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Plack-Middleware-ETag 0.04 – < 0.06 0.06

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