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CVE-2024-57868

Published: Apr 5, 2025

Modified: Sep 5, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Vendor	Product	Versions
LEV	Web::API	affected `0 - <= 2.8`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand

https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html

https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537

https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L20

https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348

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