Properly, you do something like the following:
#!/usr/bin/perl -Tw
use strict;
use CGI;
my $query = new CGI;
$query->param('thing') =~ /^([\w\s\d]+)$/ or die "Tainted data in thin
+g!";
my $thing = $1;
That allows you to properly (and safely) access the data in "thing". The regular expression should only specify the absolute minimum necessary for program functionality. The more it allows in $1, the greater the chance for a security hole.
Further, the or die is necessary when untainting. If the match fails, $1 could still carry the data from a previous match, thus setting $thing to an undesireable value.
Cheers,
Ovid
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