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WebDyne for Perl has five CVEs including cookie and path traversal issues

Original title: WebDyne for Perl (5 CVEs)

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Part of a story covered by 2 sourcesPerl modules WebDyne and CGI affected by multiple CVEsMerged summary & timeline
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WebDyne versions 2.014-3.022 for Perl issue insecure session cookies and allow path traversal in PSGI API.

WebDyne for Perl has five CVEs. CVE-2026-78188 affects versions 2.014-3.022 and omits Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite on session cookies. CVE-2026-78189 allows execution of .psp files outside document root via path traversal in PSGI API route fallback. CVE-2026-78190 reflects request parameters unescaped into form fields.

Key facts
  • CVE-2026-78188: missing Secure/HttpOnly/SameSite on cookies
  • CVE-2026-78189: path traversal in PSGI API
  • CVE-2026-78190: unescaped parameter reflection
  • Affected: versions 2.014 to 3.022 for Perl
Security assessment · AI, from the article

Impact: session hijacking

ProductAffectedFixed in
WebDyne2.014 before 3.022 for Perl3.022
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-78188
Missing secure flags in WebDyne Perl session cookies before 3.022
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CVE-2026-78189
Path traversal RCE in WebDyne Perl before 3.022
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CVE-2026-78190
XSS in WebDyne for Perl before 3.022
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From the original article

Posted by Robert Rothenberg on Oct 31 CVE-2026-78188 WebDyne versions from 2. 014 before 3. 022 for Perl issue session cookies without the Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite attributes CVE-2026-78189 WebDyne versions from 3.

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