CVE-2026-78189

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Description

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. When 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. A 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.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

Published

2026-10-31 15:16:54.003000

Last modified

2026-10-31 15:16:54.003000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-78189",
  "sourceIdentifier": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:16:54.003",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-31T15:16:54.003",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "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."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
          "packageName": "WebDyne",
          "modules": [
            "WebDyne"
          ],
          "programFiles": [
            "lib/WebDyne/PSGI.pm"
          ],
          "programRoutines": [
            {
              "name": "WebDyne::PSGI::api_filename"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/aspeer/WebDyne",
          "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/WebDyne",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "3.007",
              "lessThan": "3.022",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-22"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/ASPEER/WebDyne-3.022/changes",
      "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e"
    }
  ]
}