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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2025-40924 EUVD-2025-21775GHSA-32wx-j5gv-pmfp

Catalyst::Plugin::Session before version 0.44 for Perl generates session ids insecurely

Published Jul 17, 2025 · Updated Jul 17, 2025 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

Catalyst::Plugin::Session before version 0.44 for Perl generates session ids insecurely.

The session id is generated from a (usually SHA-1) hash of a simple counter, the epoch time, the built-in rand function, the PID and the current Catalyst context. This information is of low entropy. 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
HAARG Catalyst::Plugin::Session 0.01 – < 0.44 0.44

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl 0.44-1 —
Debian 13 libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Debian 12 libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl No fix yet —

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