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Catalyst-Plugin-Session-0.20
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Security Advisories (1)
CVE-2025-40924 (2025-07-17)

Catalyst::Plugin::Session before version 0.44 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The session id is generated from a (usually SHA-1) hash of a simple counter, the epoch time, the built-in rand function, the PID and the current Catalyst context. This information is of low entropy. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

Changes for version 0.20 - 2009-02-05

  • No code changes since 0.19_01 dev release.
  • Add IDEAS.txt which is an irc log of discussion about the next-generation session plugin from discussion on #catalyst-dev
  • Remove TODO file, which is no longer relevant.

Changes for version 0.19_01 - 2009-01-09

  • Switch from using NEXT to Class::C3 for method re-dispatch.
  • Use shipit to package the dist.
  • Switch to Module::install.
  • Flash data is now stored inside the session (key "__flash") to avoid duplicate entry errors caused by simultaneous select/insert/delete of flash rows when using DBI as a Store. (Sergio Salvi)
  • Fix session finalization order that caused HTTP responses to be sent before the session is actually finalized and stored in its Store. (Sergio Salvi)

Documentation

Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Tutorial
Understanding and using sessions.

Modules

Catalyst::Plugin::Session
Generic Session plugin - ties together server side storage and client side state required to maintain session data.
Catalyst::Plugin::Session::State
Base class for session state preservation plugins.
Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Store
Base class for session storage drivers.
Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Store::Dummy
Doesn't really store sessions - useful for tests.
Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Test::Store
Reusable sanity for session storage engines.

Provides

Catalyst::Plugin::SessionStateTest
in lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session/Test/Store.pm
SessionStoreTest
in lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session/Test/Store.pm
SessionStoreTest2
in lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session/Test/Store.pm
t1
in lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session/Test/Store.pm
t2
in lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session/Test/Store.pm

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