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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.4

CVE-2020-36827 json

The XAO::Web module before 1.84 for Perl mishandles < and > characters in JSON output during use of json-embed in Web::Action.

published 2024-03-24 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-24268

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The XAO::Web module before 1.84 for Perl mishandles < and > characters in JSON output during use of json-embed in Web::Action.

Patch / fix

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-791 Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.