Apache::SessionX generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator in Apache::SessionX::Generate::MD5 returns a MD5 hash seeded with the built-in rand() function, the 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. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.
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| Description | Apache::SessionX versions through 2.01 for Perl create insecure session id. Apache::SessionX generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator in Apache::SessionX::Generate::MD5 returns a MD5 hash seeded with the built-in rand() function, the 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. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems. | |
| Title | Apache::SessionX versions through 2.01 for Perl create insecure session id | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 CWE-340 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-27T18:41:24.407Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.363Z
Link: CVE-2025-40932
Updated: 2026-02-27T18:39:45.874Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-02-27T00:16:55.107
Modified: 2026-03-03T19:36:24.010
Link: CVE-2025-40932
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-27T09:03:33Z