CVE-2025-40920
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl use insecurely generated nonces
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Aug 11, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 17, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library. * Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs. * Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562. * The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.6 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTPETHER |
|
References
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/C/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/1.018/CVE-2025-40920-r1.patchpatch
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1issue-tracking
- https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm#L391
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/12/1
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