7.3
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Description
Plack-Middleware-Session before version 0.35 for Perl generates session ids insecurely.
The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage.
Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.
The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage.
Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-40923
Source
CPANSec
Published
Jul 16, 2025 at 13:05
Modified
Jul 16, 2025 at 20:48
Affected Product
Vendor
MIYAGAWA
Product
Plack::Middleware::Session
Version
0.01
Affected Versions
MIYAGAWA Plack::Middleware::Session 0.01
CWE Classification
References
- metacpan.org /release/MIYAGAWA/Plack-Middleware-Session-0.34/source/lib/Plack/Session/State.pm
- github.com /plack/Plack-Middleware-Session/pull/52
- github.com /plack/Plack-Middleware-Session/commit/1fbfbb355e34e7f4b3906f66cf958cedadd2b9be.patch
- security.metacpan.org /docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html