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GHSA-R6G6-6H6F-XCMJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-15 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-16 15:31

Details

Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


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

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-5088"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-15T08:16:16Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "details": "Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-r6g6-6h6f-xcmj",
  "modified": "2026-04-16T15:31:31Z",
  "published": "2026-04-15T18:31:54Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5088"
    },
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    {
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      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4"
    },
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CVE-2026-5088 (GCVE-0-2026-5088)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 07:03 – Updated: 2026-04-16 12:05

Title

Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts

Summary

Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator

Assigner

CPANSec

References

URL

Tags

	https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API…	release-notes
	https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API…	related
	https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-…	technical-description
	https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	JDEGUEST	Apache::API::Password	Affected: 0 , ≤ v0.5.2 (custom)

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GHSA-R6G6-6H6F-XCMJ

CVE-2026-5088 (GCVE-0-2026-5088)

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