CVE-2025-40920
Apache::Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP Weak Nonce Generation
Description
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library. * Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs. * Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562. * The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Source :
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.7
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
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New CVE Received by 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Aug. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library. * Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs. * Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562. * The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616. Added CWE CWE-338 Added CWE CWE-340 Added Reference https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12 Added Reference https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations Added Reference https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18.patch Added Reference https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1 Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm#L391 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-40920 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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