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CVE-2026-5088
Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts.
The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function.
The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use.
These salts are used for password hashing.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"Apache2-API","product":"Apache::API::Password","programFiles":["lib/Apache2/API.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"Apache2::API::Password::_make_salt"},{"name":"Apache2::API::Password::_make_salt_bcrypt"}],"repo":"https://gitlab.com/jackdeguest/Apache2-API","vendor":"JDEGUEST","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"0.5.2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0736a36581a3387c4753ffdcaea421cfa8aefbe5e7bbc8d359d229b2860d36be · sha256:092d05c14a6505d0… · /containers/adp/1/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"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:v2:0736a36581a3387c4753ffdcaea421cfa8aefbe5e7bbc8d359d229b2860d36be · sha256:092d05c14a6505d0… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
6 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4"}
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{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5"}
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{"url":"https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0736a36581a3387c4753ffdcaea421cfa8aefbe5e7bbc8d359d229b2860d36be · sha256:092d05c14a6505d0… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"tags":["related"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.pod"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0736a36581a3387c4753ffdcaea421cfa8aefbe5e7bbc8d359d229b2860d36be · sha256:092d05c14a6505d0… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"tags":["release-notes"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changes"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0736a36581a3387c4753ffdcaea421cfa8aefbe5e7bbc8d359d229b2860d36be · sha256:092d05c14a6505d0… · /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:v2:0736a36581a3387c4753ffdcaea421cfa8aefbe5e7bbc8d359d229b2860d36be · sha256:092d05c14a6505d0… · /containers/cna/references/2
Attribution and limitations
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