CVE - CVE-2025-40916

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-40916	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha. That version uses the built-in rand() function for generating the captcha text as well as image noise, which is insecure.
References
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MISC:https://metacpan.org/pod/perlfunc#rand URL:https://metacpan.org/pod/perlfunc#rand MISC:https://metacpan.org/release/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.04/diff/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.05/lib/Mojolicious/Plugin/CaptchaPNG.pm URL:https://metacpan.org/release/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.04/diff/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.05/lib/Mojolicious/Plugin/CaptchaPNG.pm MISC:https://metacpan.org/release/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.06/changes URL:https://metacpan.org/release/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.06/changes MISC:https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html URL:https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
Assigning CNA
CPAN Security Group
Date Record Created
20250416	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20250416)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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