CVE-2025-40923
7.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.4
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
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.
Related CWEs
CWE-338
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in a security context, but the PRNG's algorithm is not cryptographically strong.
CWE-340
Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers
The product uses a scheme that generates numbers or identifiers that are more predictable than required.
References (5)
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