CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl allow denial of service via the request path interpolated as a regular expression under CGI, FastCGI and PSGI. The before_dispatch hook installed by startup() removes PATH_INFO from the end of the request URI with a substitution that interpolates PATH_INFO unquoted. Under CGI, FastCGI and PSGI both values come from the request, so the client chooses both the pattern and the string it is matched against. A short unauthenticated request with a backreference in the path backtracks exponentially and can keep a worker process busy for minutes.
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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First Time appeared Perl
Perl callbackery
Vendors & Products Perl
Perl callbackery

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Description CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl allow denial of service via the request path interpolated as a regular expression under CGI, FastCGI and PSGI. The before_dispatch hook installed by startup() removes PATH_INFO from the end of the request URI with a substitution that interpolates PATH_INFO unquoted. Under CGI, FastCGI and PSGI both values come from the request, so the client chooses both the pattern and the string it is matched against. A short unauthenticated request with a backreference in the path backtracks exponentially and can keep a worker process busy for minutes.
Title CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl allow denial of service via the request path interpolated as a regular expression under CGI, FastCGI and PSGI
Weaknesses CWE-1333
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published: 2026-10-30T13:11:14.458Z

Updated: 2026-11-06T16:45:34.170Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T10:58:47.286Z

Link: CVE-2026-118993

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-30T13:18:32.100

Modified: 2026-11-06T17:17:17.727

Link: CVE-2026-118993

cve-icon Redhat

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