CVE-2025-40920
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/08/2025
Last modified:
15/04/2026
Description
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library.<br />
* Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs.<br />
* Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562.<br />
* The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.60
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1
- https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm#L391
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/C/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/1.018/CVE-2025-40920-r1.patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/12/1