# CVE-2013-10031: Plack::Middleware::Session versions before 0.17 for Perl may be vulnerable to HMAC comparison timing attacks

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.17
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2025-12-11

## Affected

- Plack-Middleware-Session: from 0.01, fixed in 0.17

## Description

Plack-Middleware-Session versions before 0.17 may be vulnerable to HMAC comparison timing attacks

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Plack-Middleware-Session, upgrade to a fixed version (0.17) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/plack/Plack-Middleware-Session/commit/b7f0252269ba1bb812b5dc02303754fe94c808e4

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