CVE-2025-40920

Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.

8.6
High

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Catalyst
  • Catalyst-authentication-credential-http
  • 1.018
Perl
  • Data-uuid
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-338
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in a security context, but the PRNG's algorithm is not cryptographically strong.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a catalyst catalyst-authentication-credential-http 1.018 / / / / / / /
a perl data-uuid / / / / / / / /

References

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18.patch
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1
https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm#L391

Tags

CWE-338
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
2025-08-11
CVE-2025-40920

CVSS Score

8.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 11, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

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