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.
Predictable 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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Affected Vendors & Products
No advisories yet.
Solution
Users are advised to upgrade to version 0.05 or later.
Workaround
Users are advised to change the sid_generator attribute of Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple to a function that returns a securely generated session id based on a secure source of entropy from the system. Users may consider using Plack::Middleware::Session version 0.35 or later.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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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. | Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple versions before 0.05 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. Predictable 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 | Plack::Middleware::Session::Simple versions before 0.05 for Perl generates session ids insecurely |
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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Kazeburo plack\
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:kazeburo:plack\:\:middleware\:\:session\:\:simple:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | |
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Kazeburo plack\
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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Kazeburo
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Kazeburo
Kazeburo plack::middleware::session::simple |
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000
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Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:15:00 +0000
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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:
Updated: 2026-03-11T23:25:24.779Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.362Z
Link: CVE-2025-40926
Updated: 2026-03-05T16:29:20.447Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2026-03-05T02:16:39.790
Modified: 2026-03-12T00:16:10.650
Link: CVE-2025-40926
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-03-06T15:18:03Z