CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow the POSTDATA, PUTDATA, PATCHDATA and XForms:Model parameters to be set from the query string or form fields
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Vendor Solution
Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.
Vendor Workaround
For deployments that cannot upgrade, check the request Content-Type before trusting param('POSTDATA').
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This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.167% probability within 30 days)
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| Description | CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow the POSTDATA, PUTDATA, PATCHDATA and XForms:Model parameters to be set from the query string or form fields. CGI stores a non-form request body under POSTDATA, PUTDATA or PATCHDATA, and an XForms body under XForms:Model, but also accepts these names from the query string, a form field or a multipart part, so an application cannot tell a client-sent value from the real body. A cross-site HTML form can post POSTDATA={"admin":true} to an endpoint that reads JSON from param('POSTDATA'), a request forgery that needs no CORS preflight. | |
| Title | CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow the POSTDATA, PUTDATA, PATCHDATA and XForms:Model parameters to be set from the query string or form fields | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-352 | |
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