CVE-2009-10007

Published: Jun 9, 2026Modified: Jul 21, 2026Deferred

9.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks. Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session id cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.

Related CWEs

CWE-384

Session Fixation

Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.

References (5)

https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b1385ea87a2491b64f33169222af19982d0acce3.patch

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/10

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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