HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids
28Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 9.8epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 58% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids.
HTTP::Session defaults to using HTTP::Session::ID::SHA1 to generate session ids using a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the high resolution 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.
The distribution includes HTTP::session::ID::MD5 which contains a similar flaw, but uses the MD5 hash instead.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
KTAT · HTTP::SessionReferences
https://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/MD5.pmhttps://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/SHA1.pmhttps://metacpan.org/release/TOKUHIROM/http-session-0.54/changeshttps://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/28/5