CVE-2026-5091: medium-severity vulnerability in JJNAPIORK Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.1epss 0.2%
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks.
These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
JJNAPIORK · Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication