CPANSA-Apache-SessionX-2005-01: Apache-SessionX vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
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| Initial release date | 2005-11-15T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.26 |
| Current release date | 2005-11-15T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | 8.2 | Severity | |
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability 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.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-40932
Vulnerability DescriptionApache::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.
| Weakness | CWE-338 : Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
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| Apache-SessionX greater than 0 |
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References
- CPANSA-Apache-SessionX-2005-01 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2005/cpansa-apache-sessionx-2005-01.json - https://metacpan.org/release/GRICHTER/Apache-SessionX-2.01/source/SessionX/Generate/MD5.pm#L29 external
https://metacpan.org/release/GRICHTER/Apache-SessionX-2.01/source/SessionX/Generate/MD5.pm#L29 - https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Apache-SessionX external
https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Apache-SessionX - CVE-2025-40932 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40932
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 2005 | First release |
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