HTTP::Session defaults to using HTTP::Session::ID::SHA1 to generate session ids using a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the high resolution 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.
The distribution includes HTTP::session::ID::MD5 which contains a similar flaw, but uses the MD5 hash instead.
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Users on systems with a /dev/urandom device should configure the module to use HTTP::Session::ID::Urandom. Users on systems without a /dev/urandom (such as Windows) device will need to create custom ID modules that make use of module such as Crypt::SysRandom or Crypt::URandom.
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Description | HTTP::Session versions through 0.53 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids. HTTP::Session defaults to using HTTP::Session::ID::SHA1 to generate session ids using a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the high resolution 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. The distribution includes HTTP::session::ID::MD5 which contains a similar flaw, but uses the MD5 hash instead. | |
| Title | HTTP::Session versions through 0.53 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 CWE-340 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-28T20:06:47.537Z
Reserved: 2026-02-26T11:59:23.755Z
Link: CVE-2026-3256
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-28T19:16:56.570
Modified: 2026-03-28T19:16:56.570
Link: CVE-2026-3256
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