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.
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Description 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.
Title Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts
Weaknesses CWE-338
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published: 2026-04-15T07:03:13.742Z

Updated: 2026-04-15T17:24:20.860Z

Reserved: 2026-03-28T19:31:47.729Z

Link: CVE-2026-5088

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T08:16:16.790

Modified: 2026-04-15T18:17:24.520

Link: CVE-2026-5088

cve-icon Redhat

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