CVE-2026-5091 (GCVE-0-2026-5091)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-21 21:07 – Updated: 2026-05-22 14:13
VLAI
Title
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks
Summary
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-22 14:13 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
JJNAPIORK Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.10024 (custom)
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