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Solstice-1440
/ Solstice::Dispatch
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::Dispatch - Dispatches the current request to the appropriate application.

Export

None by default.

Methods

runWebserviceURL

loads the overarching REST controller and steps it through providing the requested resource

runAppURL

if an installed solstice app handles a given url, this primes the controller and pulls the trigger

runCGIURL

if the URL is handled by a simple CGI, fire it up.

serveStaticContent($filename)

find and serve a static file

handleError

if our eval fails, we run this to try and recover

show404($url, $screen)
redirectToSSL()
showWelcomeScreen($url)

This shows a message to people who have just installed Solstice, but no applications.

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