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Message-ID: <cdc064f9-a872-42de-8f20-7a3117a99a3c@cpansec.org>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 23:26:02 +0100
From: Robert Rothenberg <rrwo@...nsec.org>
To: cve-announce@...urity.metacpan.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2026-8500: Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is
vulnerable to RCE
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CVE-2026-8500 CPAN Security Group
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CVE ID: CVE-2026-8500
Distribution: Web-Passwd
Versions: through 0.03
MetaCPAN: https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-Passwd
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE
Description
-----------
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.
Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files
using the htpasswd command.
The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last
argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.
Problem types
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- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS
Command
Solutions
---------
This application has not been updated since 2007 and appears to have
been abandoned. Use other solutions.
References
----------
https://metacpan.org/release/EVANK/Web-Passwd-0.03
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/programs/htpasswd.html
Timeline
--------
- 2007-02-08: Web::Passwd 0.03 was released
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