Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id.

Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a MD5 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.
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Solution

Consider alternate solutions like https://metacpan.org/pod/Apache::Session::Generate::Random


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History

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Chorny apache\
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:chorny:apache\:\:session\:\:generate\:\:md5:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
Vendors & Products Chorny apache\

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Chorny apache::session::generate::md5
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Chorny apache::session::generate::md5

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id. Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a MD5 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.
Title Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id
Weaknesses CWE-338
CWE-340
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-11T14:59:01.628Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.363Z

Link: CVE-2025-40931

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-05T11:12:52.118Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-05T02:16:39.960

Modified: 2026-03-09T14:41:36.327

Link: CVE-2025-40931

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-06T15:17:59Z

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