CVE-2026-5091: Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks

[Robert Rothenberg <rrwo () cpansec org>]

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CVE-2026-5091                                        CPAN Security Group
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        CVE ID:  CVE-2026-5091
  Distribution:  Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication
      Versions:  through 0.10024

      MetaCPAN: https://metacpan.org/dist/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication
      VCS Repo: 
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication


Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is
susceptible to timing attacks

Description
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Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl  is
susceptible to timing attacks.

These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in
timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.

Problem types
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- CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy

Solutions
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Upgrade to version 0.10026 or later.


References
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https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch