Description
Web::Simple versions before 0.037 for Perl do not escape single quotes in HTML::Tags output.
HTML::Tags and XML::Tags escape a plain string value by replacing only &, ", < and > with entities. A value interpolated into a single-quoted attribute, as in <a href='$value'>, can therefore close the attribute and add new ones, such as an event handler. Double-quoted attributes are not affected.
An attacker who controls a value that an application interpolates into a single-quoted attribute can inject script into the generated page.
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Weakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | < 0.037 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 12, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred