Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha.
That version uses the built-in rand() function for generating the captcha text as well as image noise, which is insecure.
That version uses the built-in rand() function for generating the captcha text as well as image noise, which is insecure.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-18387 | Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha. That version uses the built-in rand() function for generating the captcha text as well as image noise, which is insecure. |
Fixes
Solution
Users should upgrade to version 1.06 or later.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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History
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha. That version uses the built-in rand() function for generating the captcha text as well as image noise, which is insecure. | |
| Title | Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha text | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 CWE-804 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-16T13:31:45.621Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.361Z
Link: CVE-2025-40916
Updated: 2025-06-16T13:31:28.391Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-06-16T11:15:17.793
Modified: 2025-06-16T14:15:22.167
Link: CVE-2025-40916
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD