CVE-2025-40932 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

Apache::SessionX <= 2.01 for Perl contains a broken authentication caused by insecure session ID generation using predictable seeds in MD5 hash, letting attackers predict session IDs and gain unauthorized access, exploit requires no special privileges.

Severity & Score

Impact

Attackers can predict session IDs to hijack sessions and gain unauthorized access to user accounts or systems.

Mitigation

Update to the latest version with secure session ID generation.

References

• https://metacpan.org/release/GRICHTER/Apache-SessionX-2.01/source/SessionX/Generate/MD5.pm#L29

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TheHackerWire

@thehackerwire

Feb 28, 2026

🟠 CVE-2025-40932 - High (8.2) Apache::SessionX versions through 2.01 for Perl create insecure session id. Apache::SessionX generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator in Apache::SessionX::Generate::MD5 returns a MD5 hash seeded with the built-in rand() ... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40932/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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