CVE-2026-13577 PUBLISHED

Dancer2 versions through 2.1.0 for Perl generate insecure session ids when CSPRNG modules are unavailable

Assigner: CPANSec
Reserved: 28.06.2026 Published: 20.07.2026 Updated: 20.07.2026

Dancer2 versions through 2.1.0 for Perl generate insecure session ids when CSPRNG modules are unavailable.

Dancer2::Core::Role::SessionFactory::generate_id silently falls back to a built-in rand-derived session id when both Math::Random::ISAAC::XS and Crypt::URandom are unavailable.

The fallback session id is generated from a SHA-1 hash of a call to the built-in rand function, the absolute path of the Dancer2::Core::Role::SessionFactory module, an internal counter, the process id, the module instance memory address, and a shuffled string of characters (using the List::Util::shuffle function, which also uses the built-in rand function).

These are all low-entropy and easily guessed sources.

The built-in rand() function is seeded with 32-bits and considered unsuitable for security applications.

Predictable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

Product Status

Vendor CROMEDOME
Product Dancer2
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.1.0 (incl.)

Workarounds

Ensure Crypt::URandom and Math::Random::ISAAC::XS modules are installed in the application PERL5LIB path.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-340 Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers CWE
  • CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass