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.
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.10026 or later.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 22 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jjnapiork
Jjnapiork catalyst::plugin::authentication
Vendors & Products Jjnapiork
Jjnapiork catalyst::plugin::authentication

Fri, 22 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 21 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks
Weaknesses CWE-208
References

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-22T14:13:48.996Z

Reserved: 2026-03-28T19:36:44.345Z

Link: CVE-2026-5091

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T01:40:38.985Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-21T22:16:48.530

Modified: 2026-07-23T16:10:00.137

Link: CVE-2026-5091

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T17:30:06Z

Weaknesses