CVE-2025-40925
Starch versions 0.14 and earlier generate session ids insecurely
Summary
Starch versions 0.14 and earlier generate session ids insecurely
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Starch versions 0.14 and earlier generate session ids insecurely.
The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 hash seeded with a counter, the epoch time, the built-in rand function, the PID, and internal Perl reference addresses. 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.
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web cpan.org
- web metacpan.org