fkie_cve-2025-40927
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-08-29 01:15
Modified
2025-08-29 16:24
Severity ?
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
References
Impacted products
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"lastModified": "2025-08-29T16:24:29.730",
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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