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Solstice-1440
/ Solstice::Controller::Application::Main
Security Advisories (1)
CVE-2026-5085 (2026-04-13)

Solstice::Session versions through 1440 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The _generateSessionID method returns an MD5 digest seeded by the epoch time, a random hash reference, a call to the built-in rand() function and the process id. The same method is used in the _generateID method in Solstice::Subsession, which is part of the same distribution. The epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked in the HTTP Date header. Stringified hash refences will contain predictable content. The built-in rand() function is seeded by 16-bits and is unsuitable for security purposes. The process id comes from a small set of numbers. Predictable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

NAME

Solstice::Controller::Application::Main - Controls the lifcycle of Solstice requests.

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

Superclass

Solstice::Controller::Application

Export

No symbols exported.

Methods

runApp()
_passiveCreateSession($screen)

Adds a header to the current request that will set a session cookie, but does not force a browser bounce - The session cookie will be send on subsequent requests if it's accepted.

_forceCreateSession($screen)

Write a cookie to the browser, and do a meta refresh back to the page. Can't be a 300 redirect, it needs to be a full round trip to the client for the cookie to be processed properly.

_checkHasJavascript()

Round trip to the client, to verify if javascript is enabled or not.

_isBrowserStable()

Check browser/OS combination

_getAccessorDefinition()

Private Methods

Modules Used

Solstice::Controller::Application, Solstice::Session, Solstice::View::HelpPane, Solstice::View::InvalidPreConditions, Solstice::View::Navigation, Solstice::CGI,

AUTHOR

Catalyst Group, <catalyst@u.washington.edu>

VERSION

$Revision: 3375 $

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1998-2007 Office of Learning Technologies, University of Washington

Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl1.php

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