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 aut…
Critical CVSS 9.1
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.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Lint boundary warnings (3)
The following non-blocking warnings were raised during the lint phase of this triage (e.g. reference URLs not yet on the allowlist). They do not affect entry usability and are disclosed for transparency (see DR-002).
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REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id -
REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id -
REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b1385ea87a2491b64f33169222af19982d0acce3.patch
- https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id
- https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id
- https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/10
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD