CVE-2025-40931

A

pache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id. Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator 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.

Configurations

No configuration.

History

06 Mar 2026, 04:15

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References
  • () https://github.com/chorny/Apache-Session/issues/4 -
  • () https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=173631 -

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.1

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/05/3 -

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-05 02:16

Updated : 2026-03-06 04:15


NVD link : CVE-2025-40931

Mitre link : CVE-2025-40931

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-40931


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-338

Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

CWE-340

Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers