CVE-2025-40920

Summary

Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library.

• Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs.
• Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562.
• The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-340: CWE-340 Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers
• CWE-338: CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: partial

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/12/1

References

• https://security.metacpan.org/patches/C/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/1.018/CVE-2025-40920-r1.patch
• 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://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations
• https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12
• https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18

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