{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-78189", "assignerOrgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "CPANSec", "dateReserved": "2026-08-23T18:38:50.604Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-31T14:33:55.211Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-06T14:35:24.873Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "affected": [ { "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "modules": [ "WebDyne" ], "packageName": "WebDyne", "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/WebDyne", "programFiles": [ "lib/WebDyne/PSGI.pm" ], "programRoutines": [ { "name": "WebDyne::PSGI::api_filename" } ], "repo": "https://github.com/aspeer/WebDyne", "versions": [ { "lessThan": "3.022", "status": "affected", "version": "3.007", "versionType": "custom" } ] } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "WebDyne versions from 3.007 before 3.022 for Perl execute .psp files outside the document root via path traversal in the PSGI API route fallback.\n\nWhen a request matches no file, the PSGI handler retries it as an API route through api_filename. That keeps .. segments in the request path and only checks that the joined path starts with the document root, which a request for /../private passes.\n\nA remote attacker can run the embedded Perl in any .psp file the server can read, such as one uploaded to a directory outside the document root." } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-22", "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "shortName": "CPANSec", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-31T14:33:55.211Z" }, "references": [ { "tags": [ "release-notes" ], "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/ASPEER/WebDyne-3.022/changes" } ], "solutions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Upgrade to WebDyne 3.022 or later." } ], "source": { "discovery": "UNKNOWN" }, "title": "WebDyne versions from 3.007 before 3.022 for Perl execute .psp files outside the document root via path traversal in the PSGI API route fallback", "x_generator": { "engine": "cpansec-cna-tool 0.1" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 9.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-11-06T14:34:31.408384Z", "id": "CVE-2026-78189", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "yes" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-06T14:35:24.873Z" } } ] } }