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CVE-2026-5091
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks.
These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.
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":"Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication","product":"Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication","programFiles":["lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/Password.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::Password::check_password"}],"repo":"https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication","vendor":"JJNAPIORK","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"0.10024","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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:v2:62ae3cfcf393f865680d1f9f05a0a451701a01fafe99ec0b969bf04117f28734 · sha256:0f3d322b681c3ff5… · /containers/adp/1/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-208","description":"CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:62ae3cfcf393f865680d1f9f05a0a451701a01fafe99ec0b969bf04117f28734 · sha256:0f3d322b681c3ff5… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:62ae3cfcf393f865680d1f9f05a0a451701a01fafe99ec0b969bf04117f28734 · sha256:0f3d322b681c3ff5… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:62ae3cfcf393f865680d1f9f05a0a451701a01fafe99ec0b969bf04117f28734 · sha256:0f3d322b681c3ff5… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"tags":["release-notes"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:62ae3cfcf393f865680d1f9f05a0a451701a01fafe99ec0b969bf04117f28734 · sha256:0f3d322b681c3ff5… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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