HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl drop mixed-case percent escapes from urlencoded form fields instead of decoding them.
The decode table holds only the all-lowercase and all-uppercase spelling of each hex pair, while the escape pattern matches either case. An escape such as %aB finds no entry and is replaced with nothing, joining the bytes on either side. Hex digits in percent escapes are case-insensitive, and conforming decoders return the byte.
A remote attacker can send a field name or value that a conforming decoder in front of the application reads differently, so that pass%aBword reaches the application as password.
CVSS
No CVSS.
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Configurations
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History
28 Oct 2026, 18:17
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Information
Published : 2026-10-28 18:17
Updated : 2026-10-29 15:11
NVD link : CVE-2026-116135
Mitre link : CVE-2026-116135
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116135
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-178
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
