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CVE-2026-5091 CPAN Security Group
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CVE ID: CVE-2026-5091
Distribution: Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication
Versions: through 0.10024
MetaCPAN: https://metacpan.org/dist/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication
VCS Repo:
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is
susceptible to timing attacks
Description
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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.
Problem types
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- CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy
Solutions
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Upgrade to version 0.10026 or later.
References
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https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch
