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.
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha text
Weaknesses CWE-338
CWE-804
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published: 2025-06-16T11:01:08.871Z

Updated: 2025-06-16T13:31:45.621Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.361Z

Link: CVE-2025-40916

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-16T13:31:28.391Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-16T11:15:17.793

Modified: 2025-06-16T14:15:22.167

Link: CVE-2025-40916

cve-icon Redhat

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