Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple versions through 0.04 for Perl generates session ids insecurely.
The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage.
Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.
Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple is intended to be compatible with Plack::Middleware::Session, which had a similar security issue CVE-2025-40923.
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| Description | Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple versions through 0.04 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems. Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple is intended to be compatible with Plack::Middleware::Session, which had a similar security issue CVE-2025-40923. | |
| Title | Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple versions through 0.04 for Perl generates session ids insecurely | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 CWE-340 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published: 2026-03-05T01:24:34.151Z
Updated: 2026-03-05T16:29:24.355Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.362Z
Link: CVE-2025-40926
Updated: 2026-03-05T16:29:20.447Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-03-05T02:16:39.790
Modified: 2026-03-05T19:38:53.383
Link: CVE-2025-40926
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