# CVE-2026-116135: HTTP::Body versions before 1.23\_01 for Perl drop mixed-case percent escapes from urlencoded form fields instead of decoding them

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112273, GHSA-XW3W-872R-G8Q5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.23_01
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

HTTP::Body for Perl, before version 1.23_01, is affected because it silently deletes mixed-case percent escapes (such as %aB) from URL-encoded form data instead of decoding them. This can cause form field names and values to be altered, so a remote attacker may be able to make the application receive different input than a standard decoder in front of it would pass along, potentially bypassing checks such as those on a password field.

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## Affected

- HTTP-Body: fixed in 1.23\_01

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HTTP-Body, upgrade to a fixed version (1.23_01) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/libwww-perl/HTTP-Body/commit/336f1a23b4115a5cbeb546f36df5af62c90bdc0d.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/GETTY/HTTP-Body-1.24/changes
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-2.1

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