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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2026-114627 EUVD-2026-116926GHSA-x36f-3cwx-9h52

Web::Simple versions before 0.036 for Perl do not escape values interpolated into double-quoted strings in HTML::Tags output

Published Nov 4, 2026 · Updated Nov 10, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

Web::Simple versions before 0.036 for Perl do not escape values interpolated into double-quoted strings in HTML::Tags output.

Under use HTML::Tags or use XML::Tags, a double-quoted string literal becomes a StringThing object that holds each interpolated value as a separate part. The escaping step passes such objects through, and stringify joins their interpolated parts as is. A value passed on its own, as in <p>, $value, </p>, is entity-escaped, but the same value in "Hello $value" is not.

An attacker who controls a value that an application interpolates into a double-quoted string can inject script into the generated page.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Web-Simple < 0.036 0.036

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libweb-simple-perl 0.036-1 —
Debian 13 libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
Debian 12 libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libweb-simple-perl No fix yet —

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