CVE-2026-3256 (GCVE-0-2026-3256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-28 18:52 – Updated: 2026-06-29 06:50
VLAI
Title
HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids
Summary
HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-340 - Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers
  • CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
KTAT HTTP::Session Affected: 0 , < 0.54 (custom)
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