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Solstice-1440
/ Solstice::AuthZManager
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::AuthZManager - For modifying the roles available within the Solstice framework.

SYNOPSIS

use Solstice::AuthZManager;

my $authz_manager = Solstice::AuthZManager->new($auth_id);
$authz_manager->addRole($group, $role);
$authz_manager->removeRole($group, $role);
$authz_manager->removeGroup($group);
my $groups = $authz_manager->getGroups();
my $bool = $authz_manager->groupHasRole($group, $role);
$authz_manager->store();

DESCRIPTION

An interface for managing the connections betweens groups and roles.

Superclass

Model

Export

No symbols exported.

Methods

new()

Constructor.

addRole($group, $role)

Connects a group and a role together.

removeRole($group, $role)

Removes the association between a group and a role.

groupHasRole($group, $role)

Returns true is the group and role are linked.

groupsWithRole($role)

Returns an array ref of all groups with the given role.

removeGroup($group)

Removes a group, and all of it's links to roles.

getGroups()

Returns an array ref of all of the groups that have (or potentially have) roles. To remove a group from this list, you must call removeGroup, rather than just removing all Roles from the group.

hasGroup($group)

Returns TRUE if $group exists, FALSE otherwise

store()

Saves the current role/group relationships.

getObjectAuthIds(@group_ids)

Returns a reference to an array of object auth IDs which have permissions involving the passed array of group IDs.

Private Methods

_addGroup($group)

Adds the group to the groups we are tracking.

_init($authz)

Fills out the data for this authz manager.

Modules Used

Solstice::AuthZ::Role, Solstice::Group, Model.

AUTHOR

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

VERSION

$Revision: 3395 $

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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