Upstream information
Description
CGI::Simple versions before 1.282 for Perl has a HTTP response splitting flawThis 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
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CNA (CISA-ADP) | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:30:16 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Aug 29 21:36:21 2025