CPANSA-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-2009-10007: Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial release date | 2026-06-09T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.26 |
| Current release date | 2026-06-09T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | 9.1 | Severity | |
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability Description
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks. Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session id cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2009-10007
Vulnerability DescriptionCatalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks.
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session id cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.
| Weakness | CWE-384 : Session Fixation |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication less than 0.10_027 |
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Fixed
- Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication greater than or equal 0.10_027
giterlizzi
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gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-2009-10007 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2026/cpansa-catalyst-plugin-authentication-2009-10007.json - https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b1385ea87a2491b64f33169222af19982d0acce3.patch external
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b1385ea87a2491b64f33169222af19982d0acce3.patch - https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id external
https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id - https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id external
https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id - https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes external
https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes - http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/10 external
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/10 - CVE-2009-10007 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-10007
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue Jun 9 00:00:00 2026 | First release |
Sharing rules
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