CVE-2020-36827

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Published Mar 24, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The XAO::Web module before 1.84 for Perl mishandles < and > characters in JSON output during use of json-embed in Web::Action.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-24268	The XAO::Web module before 1.84 for Perl mishandles < and > characters in JSON output during use of json-embed in Web::Action.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.339% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/amaltsev/XAO-Web/commit/20dd1d3bc5b811503f5722a16037b60197fe7ef4
https://metacpan.org/dist/XAO-Web/changes

History

Mar 29, 2025 12:15 AM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-791
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

CWE-791

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 28, 2025, 11:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 24, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 28, 2025, 11:56 PM
Reserved: Mar 23, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:37 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:37 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:16 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Mar 24, 2024, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:16 AM

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