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CVE-2026-5088                                        CPAN Security Group
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         CVE ID:  CVE-2026-5088
   Distribution:  Apache2-API
       Versions:  through v0.5.2

       MetaCPAN:  https://metacpan.org/dist/Apache2-API
       VCS Repo:  https://gitlab.com/jackdeguest/Apache2-API

Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate
insecure random values for salts

Description
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Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate
insecure random values for salts.

The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load
Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes
for the salt.  If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return
16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function.

The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use.

These salts are used for password hashing.

Problem types
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- CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator

Workarounds
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Install Crypt::URandom.

Solutions
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Upgrade to version v0.5.3 or later, and install Crypt::URandom.

References
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https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changes
https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.pod
https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom