# CVE-2020-36827: The XAO::Web module before 1.84 for Perl mishandles \< and \> characters in JSON output during use of json-embed in Web::Action.

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-24 · Updated: 2025-03-28

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/amaltsev/XAO-Web/commit/20dd1d3bc5b811503f5722a16037b60197fe7ef4
- https://metacpan.org/dist/XAO-Web/changes

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