CVE-2025-40925CRITICAL 9.1EPSS p25.2%
CVE-2025-40925CVE-2025-40925
Description
Starch versions 0.14 and earlier generate session ids insecurely.
The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 hash seeded with a counter, the epoch time, the built-in rand function, the PID, and internal Perl reference addresses. 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.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.1 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 0.34% probability of exploitation · percentile 25.2% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z |
| Published | 2025-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-15 |
Underlying weaknesses· 2
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)cwe-338 | 0% | live |
| Weakness | Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifierscwe-340 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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