Description
A vulnerability has been found in Catalyst-Plugin-Session up to 0.40 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function _load_sessionid of the file lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session.pm of the component Session ID Handler. The manipulation of the argument sid leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.41 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 88d1b599e1163761c9bd53bec53ba078f13e09d4. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216958 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Catalyst-Plugin-Session | 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27, 0.28, 0.29, 0.30, 0.31, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34, 0.35, 0.36, 0.37, 0.38, 0.39, 0.40 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl | 0.41-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl | 0.41-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl | 0.41-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.216958 vdb-entry technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216958 signature permissions-required
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Session/commit/88d1b599e1163761c9bd53bec53ba078f13e09d4 patch
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Session/releases/tag/0.41 patch