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GHSA-PFQM-WQ4X-P42C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-09 09:32 – Updated: 2026-06-09 18:30

Details

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks.

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session id cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2009-10007 (GCVE-0-2009-10007)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 07:34 – Updated: 2026-06-09 15:21

Title

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks

Summary

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks. Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session id cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-384 - Session Fixation

Assigner

CPANSec

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugi…	release-notes
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-…	patch
https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Sessio…
https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Sessi…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ETHER	Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication	Affected: 0 , < 0.10_027 (custom)

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GHSA-PFQM-WQ4X-P42C

CVE-2009-10007 (GCVE-0-2009-10007)

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