CVE-2026-5081 PUBLISHED

Apache::Session::Generate::ModUniqueId versions from 1.54 through 1.94 for Perl session ids are insecure

Assigner: CPANSec
Reserved: 28.03.2026 Published: 06.05.2026 Updated: 06.05.2026

Apache::Session::Generate::ModUniqueId versions from 1.54 through 1.94 for Perl session ids are insecure.

Apache::Session::Generate::ModUniqueId (added in version 1.54) uses the value of the UNIQUE_ID environment variable for the session id. The UNIQUE_ID variable is set by the Apache mod_unique_id plugin, which generates unique ids for the request. The id is based on the IPv4 address, the process id, the epoch time, a 16-bit counter and a thread index, with no obfuscation.

The server IP is often available to the public, and if not available, can be guessed from previous session ids being issued. The process ids may also be guessed from previous session ids. The timestamp is easily guessed (and leaked in the HTTP Date response header).

The purpose of mod_unique_id is to assign a unique id to requests so that events can be correlated in different logs. The id is not designed, nor is it suitable for security purposes.

Product Status

Vendor CHORNY
Product Apache::Session::Generate::ModUniqueId
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1.54 to 1.94 (incl.)

Solutions

In cases where the session id is used for authentication or provides access to restricted data, consider alternate solutions like Apache::Session::Generate::Random.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-340 Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass