FKIE_CVE-2026-5088

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-15 08:16 - Updated: 2026-05-06 14:18
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts. The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function. The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use. These salts are used for password hashing.
References
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441ehttps://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandomProduct
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441ehttps://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.podProduct
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441ehttps://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changesRelease Notes
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441ehttps://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "value": "Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts.\n\nThe _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt.  If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl\u0027s built-in rand function.\n\nThe rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use.\n\nThese salts are used for password hashing."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-5088",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-06T14:18:23.253",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
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  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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