CPANSA-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-2026-5091: Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial release date | 2026-05-21T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.26 |
| Current release date | 2026-05-21T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | Severity | ||
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability Description
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-5091
Vulnerability DescriptionCatalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks.
These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.
| Weakness | CWE-208 : Observable Timing Discrepancy |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication less than or equal 0.10024 |
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Fixed
- Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication greater than or equal 1.0026
giterlizzi
Namespace: https://github.com/giterlizzi/
gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-2026-5091 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2026/cpansa-catalyst-plugin-authentication-2026-5091.json - https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch external
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch - https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes external
https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes - http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19 external
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19 - CVE-2026-5091 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5091
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu May 21 00:00:00 2026 | First release |
Sharing rules
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