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CVE-2026-5084
WebDyne::Session versions before 3.003_704 for Perl generate the session id insecurely.
The session handler generates the session id from an MD5 hash seeded with a call to the built-in rand() function. The rand function is passed a maximum value based on the process id, the epoch time and the reference address of the object, but this information will have no effect on the overall quality of the seed of the message digest.
The rand function is seeded by 32-bits and is predictable. It is conside
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-338","description":"CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-340","description":"CWE-340 Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"WebDyne","product":"WebDyne::Session","programFiles":["lib/WebDyne/Session.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"WebDyne::Session::handler"}],"repo":"https://github.com/aspeer/WebDyne","vendor":"ASPEER","versions":[{"lessThan":"3.003_704","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-338","description":"CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-340","description":"CWE-340 Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
5 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/3"}
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{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/aspeer/WebDyne/commit/7a3f949dc24e62a276eb0db629db64aca356e954.patch"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/ASPEER/WebDyne-2.075/source/lib/WebDyne/Session.pm#L120"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["technical-description"],"url":"https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"url":"https://webdyne.org"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd55d4c6c5a842e0a058220aa533d25e5144ca41cdbb868516b3663d31fc26ad · sha256:220ae376220e4a8b… · /containers/cna/references/2
Attribution and limitations
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