CVE-2026-46740
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections.
The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Version 0.06 changes the module from being a statsd client to using a separate statsd client. It defaults to using a version of Net::Statsd::Tiny that fixes a similar issue (CVE-2026-46720).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections.
The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Version 0.06 changes the module from being a statsd client to using a separate statsd client. It defaults to using a version of Net::Statsd::Tiny that fixes a similar issue (CVE-2026-46720).
- Record
CVE-2026-46740- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93, CWE-150
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-32021
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections.
The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Version 0.06 changes the module from being a statsd client to using a separate statsd client. It defaults to using a version of Net::Statsd::Tiny that fixes a similar issue (CVE-2026-46720).
- Record
EUVD-2026-32021- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffgx-7q59-grgc
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections. The metric...
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections.
The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Version 0.06 changes the module from being a statsd client to using a separate statsd client. It defaults to using a version of Net::Statsd::Tiny that fixes a similar issue (CVE-2026-46720).
- Record
GHSA-ffgx-7q59-grgc- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections.
The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Version 0.06 changes the module from being a statsd client to using a separate statsd client. It defaults to using a version of Net::Statsd::Tiny that fixes a similar issue (CVE-2026-46720).
- Record
CVE-2026-46740- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93, CWE-150
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections
Mojolicious::Plugin::Statsd versions through 0.04 for Perl allowed metric injections.
The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Version 0.06 changes the module from being a statsd client to using a separate statsd client. It defaults to using a version of Net::Statsd::Tiny that fixes a similar issue (CVE-2026-46720).
- Record
CVE-2026-46740- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-150, CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-46740 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Rrwo Mojolicious::plugin::statsd, published May 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Mojolicious-Plugin-Statsd-0.06/changes
github.com/robrwo/perl-Mojolicious-Plugin-Statsd/commit/f049156982a2c0b8050f173e24a04a29ddd64853.patch
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46720
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46740
cpan.org/modules