CVE-2026-13577

Summary

Dancer2 versions through 2.1.0 for Perl generate insecure session ids when CSPRNG modules are unavailable.

Dancer2::Core::Role::SessionFactory::generate_id silently falls back to a built-in rand-derived session id when both Math::Random::ISAAC::XS and Crypt::URandom are unavailable.

The fallback session id is generated from a SHA-1 hash of a call to the built-in rand function, the absolute path of the Dancer2::Core::Role::SessionFactory module, an internal counter, the process id, the module instance memory address, and a shuffled string of characters (using the List::Util::shuffle function, which also uses the built-in rand function).

These are all low-entropy and easily guessed sources.

The built-in rand() function is seeded with 32-bits and considered unsuitable for security applications.

Predictable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
CROMEDOMEDancer20 <= 2.1.0affected

Weaknesses

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

Workarounds

Ensure Crypt::URandom and Math::Random::ISAAC::XS modules are installed in the application PERL5LIB path.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

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

References