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Solstice-1440
/ Solstice::PreferenceService
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::PreferenceService - Allows for the permanent storage of user preferences.

SYNOPSIS

Only the subclasses of this object should be used, WebQ::PreferenceService 
for example.

use Solstice::PreferenceService;
my $pref_service = new Solstice::PreferenceService;

my $nickname = $pref_service->getPreference('nick');
$pref_service->setPreference('nick', 'Magic Tom');

The "solstice" database has a table named "Preference" that contains the
definitions of the preference tags AKA magic strings e.g. 'nick'.

All preferences are automatically set and got for the current user.

DESCRIPTION

Superclass

Solstice::Service

Export

No symbols exported.

Methods

new([$namespace])
getPreference($tag);
setPreference($tag, $value);
_insertPreference(tag)

Used to insert all solstice preferences that might be missing override this method for application specific preferences

Private Methods

_setPreference($id, $tag, $value)
_getPreference($tag)
_getPreferenceID($tag)
_getUserID
_fillCache()
_loadCache()
_emptyCache()
_isLoaded()
_tagExists($tag)

Modules Used

Solstice::Database, Solstice::Service.

AUTHOR

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

VERSION

$Revision: 3364 $

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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