CVE-2024-57868
Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Apr 5, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 5, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 26, 2025
Description
Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Web::APILEV |
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References
- https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
- https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L20
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348
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