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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2009-10007

CVE-2009-10007

CRITICAL9.1

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks

Published Jun 9, 2026

Modified 2 weeks ago

Details

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks.

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session id cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.

References

WEB

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/10

FIX

https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b1385ea87a2491b64f33169222af19982d0acce3.patch

WEB

https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id

WEB

https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id

WEB

https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-10007

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

NoneA:N

9.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

Authentication

CWE-384

Session Fixation

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJun 9, 2026

ModifiedJun 9, 2026

CVE-2009-10007 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence