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CVE-2026-8500
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"Web-Passwd","product":"Web::Passwd","programFiles":["lib/Web/Passwd.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"Web::Passwd::htfile_moduser"},{"name":"Web::Passwd::htfile_deluser"}],"vendor":"EVANK","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"0.03","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:209e0313a13ec85471d284278ed8639b4dad9c4ce63ac16a54454e0a5619e50d · sha256:981209ccffd2f785… · /containers/adp/1/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:209e0313a13ec85471d284278ed8639b4dad9c4ce63ac16a54454e0a5619e50d · sha256:981209ccffd2f785… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/13/8"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:209e0313a13ec85471d284278ed8639b4dad9c4ce63ac16a54454e0a5619e50d · sha256:981209ccffd2f785… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"url":"https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/programs/htpasswd.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:209e0313a13ec85471d284278ed8639b4dad9c4ce63ac16a54454e0a5619e50d · sha256:981209ccffd2f785… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/EVANK/Web-Passwd-0.03"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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