fkie_cve-2025-40927
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-08-29 01:15
Modified
2025-08-29 16:24
Summary
CGI::Simple versions before 1.282 for Perl has a HTTP response splitting flaw This vulnerability is a confirmed HTTP response splitting flaw in CGI::Simple that allows HTTP response header injection, which can be used for reflected XSS or open redirect under certain conditions. Although some validation exists, it can be bypassed using URL-encoded values, allowing an attacker to inject untrusted content into the response via query parameters. As a result, an attacker can inject a line break (e.g. %0A) into the parameter value, causing the server to split the HTTP response and inject arbitrary headers or even an HTML/JavaScript body, leading to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS), open redirect or other attacks. The issue documented in CVE-2010-4410 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4410 is related but the fix was incomplete. Impact By injecting %0A (newline) into a query string parameter, an attacker can: * Break the current HTTP header * Inject a new header or entire body * Deliver a script payload that is reflected in the server’s response That can lead to the following attacks: * reflected XSS * open redirect * cache poisoning * header manipulation
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  "id": "CVE-2025-40927",
  "lastModified": "2025-08-29T16:24:29.730",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "baseScore": 7.3,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
          "version": "3.1"
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  "published": "2025-08-29T01:15:34.553",
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      "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-2320"
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      "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
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      "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/MANWAR/CGI-Simple-1.281/source/lib/CGI/Simple.pm#L1031-1035"
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    {
      "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
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  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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