CVE-2025-40920

HIGH

Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP <1.018 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library. * Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs. * Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562. * The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.

References (7)

[Various Sources] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12

[Various Sources] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations

[Various Sources] https://security.metacpan.org/patches/C/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/1.018/CVE-2025-40920-r1.patch

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/12/1

[Patch] https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18

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[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1

[Release Notes] https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm#L391

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 38.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE

CWE-340 CWE-338

Status draft

Timeline

Published Aug 11, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026