CVE-2025-15618

Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction versions through 0.01 for Perl uses an insecure secret key

State: Published
Severity: 9.1 Critical
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Updated: Mar 31, 2026
Reserved: Mar 29, 2026

Description

Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction versions through 0.01 for Perl uses an insecure secret key.

Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction generates a secret key by using a MD5 hash of a single call to the built-in rand function, which is unsuitable for cryptographic use.

This key is intended for encrypting credit card transaction data.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.1 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransactionMOCK	0.01 and earlierAffected

References

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