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CVE-2024-57868 (GCVE-0-2024-57868)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-05 15:35 – Updated: 2025-09-05 13:18

Title

Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions

Summary

Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-07 14:34 UTC

CWE

CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
CWE-331 - Insufficient Entropy

Assigner

CPANSec redhat root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-…
https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random…
https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/…
https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
LEV	Web::API	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.8 (custom)	guessed

Credits

Robert Rothenberg (RRWO)

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FKIE_CVE-2024-57868

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-05 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:14

Severity

5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Summary

References

URL	Tags
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9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e	https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348	Product
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e	https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537	Product
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e	https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand	Product
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e	https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html	Product

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	lev	web\	\

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GHSA-GFJ4-2P4P-M25J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-07 15:31 – Updated: 2025-04-07 21:32

Details

Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.

Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


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

Show details on source website

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  "published": "2025-04-07T15:31:10Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57868"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L20"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

ubuntu-cve-2024-57868

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2025-04-05 16:15

Modified

2026-05-20 15:15

Summary

Details

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57868	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57868	REPORT
	https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/…	REPORT
	https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/…	REPORT
	https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/…	REPORT
	https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random…	REPORT
	https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand	REPORT
	https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-…	REPORT

JSON

To clipboard

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  ]
}

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