Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.5epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 77% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected products
LEV · Web::APIReferences
https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L20https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/randhttps://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html