CVE-2025-40926Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple versions before 0.05 for Perl generates session ids insecurely.
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Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple versions before 0.05 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 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. Predictable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems. Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple is intended to be compatible with Plack::Middleware::Session, which had a similar security issue CVE-2025-40923.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-338, CWE-340
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
kazeburo plack::middleware::session::simple kazeburo:plack::middleware::session::simple | before 0.05 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/kazeburo/Plack-Middleware-Session-Simple/commit/760bb358b8f53e52cf415888a4ac858fd99bb24e.patchpatch
- https://github.com/kazeburo/Plack-Middleware-Session-Simple/pull/4issue-tracking, patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/KAZEBURO/Plack-Middleware-Session-Simple-0.04/source/lib/Plack/Middleware/Session/Simple.pm#L43issue-tracking, product
- https://metacpan.org/release/KAZEBURO/Plack-Middleware-Session-Simple-0.05/changes
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40923third-party-advisory
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