# CVE-2025-40924: Catalyst::Plugin::Session before version 0.44 for Perl generates session ids insecurely

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.44
- Published: 2025-07-17 · Updated: 2025-07-17

## Affected

- Catalyst-Plugin-Session: from 0.01, fixed in 0.44

## Description

Catalyst::Plugin::Session before version 0.44 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The session id is generated from a (usually SHA-1) hash of a simple counter, the epoch time, the built-in rand function, the PID and the current Catalyst context. This information is of low entropy. 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Catalyst-Plugin-Session, upgrade to a fixed version (0.44) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/HAARG/Catalyst-Plugin-Session-0.43/source/lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session.pm#L632
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Session/pull/5
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Session/commit/c0e2b4ab1e42ebce1008286db8c571b6ee98c22c.patch

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