8.6
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Description
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library. * Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs.
* Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562.
* The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.
* Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562.
* The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-40920
Source
CPANSec
Published
Aug 11, 2025 at 20:19
Modified
Aug 11, 2025 at 20:52
Affected Product
Vendor
ETHER
Product
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP
Version
0.06
Affected Versions
ETHER Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP 0.06
CWE Classification
References
- github.com /perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18.patch
- github.com /perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1
- metacpan.org /release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm
- datatracker.ietf.org /doc/html/rfc9562
- datatracker.ietf.org /doc/html/rfc7616