Description
Dancer2 versions before 2.2.0 for Perl serve a layout as a page when an equivalent spelling of its path misses the guard in the AutoPage handler.
The handler compares the request path against the layout directory name as text, while the lookup that follows canonicalises it. A doubled slash, a dot segment, a percent-encoded slash, or a different capitalisation on a case-insensitive filesystem therefore misses the guard.
The handler is off by default, enabled with auto_page. The layout wrapping every page is already public, so this discloses one of the application's other layouts.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dancer2 | < 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libdancer2-perl | 2.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libdancer2-perl | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | perl-Dancer2 | 2.2.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12202-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12202-1 perl-Dancer2-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 21, 2026
References
- https://github.com/PerlDancer/Dancer2/issues/1823 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/PerlDancer/Dancer2/commit/293fce08812b0928f34ab2d7b9357450707c3630.patch patch
- https://github.com/PerlDancer/Dancer2/commit/753b385350a54acb8d4b686723890205268634a8.patch patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/CROMEDOME/Dancer2-2.2.0/changes release-notes