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1 vulnerability found for Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication by ETHER

CVE-2009-10007 (GCVE-0-2009-10007)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 07:34 – Updated: 2026-06-09 15:21
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Title
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks
Summary
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.
CWE
Assigner
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Vendor Product Version
ETHER Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication Affected: 0 , < 0.10_027 (custom)
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