CRITICALCVE-2026-3256Published Modified CNA CPANSec
CVE-2026-3256: HTTP::Session versions through 0.53 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids
HTTP::Session versions through 0.53 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.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 9.8
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- Fixed in
- —
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- KTAT / HTTP::Session≤ 0.53
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H