CVE-2026-120644
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CGI::Cookie versions before 5.00 for Perl allow cookie attribute injection via unvalidated path, domain and expires values.
The path, domain and expires values are written into the Set-Cookie header without checking for semicolons or control characters.
An application that sets them from request data can be made to add other cookie attributes, such as Domain or SameSite.
- CWE
- CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-73 User-Controlled Filename Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-81 Web Server Logs Tampering Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
- CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting Likelihood: High · Severity: Low
- CAPEC-104 Cross Zone Scripting Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
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