Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 56% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
JDEGUEST · Apache::API::PasswordReferences
https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandomhttps://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.podhttps://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changeshttps://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5