CVE-2009-10007: Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is susceptible to session fixation attacks

[Robert Rothenberg <rrwo () cpansec org>]

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CVE-2009-10007                                       CPAN Security Group
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        CVE ID:  CVE-2009-10007
  Distribution:  Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication
      Versions:  before 0.10_027

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


Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is
susceptible to session fixation attacks

Description
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Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl is
susceptible to session fixation attacks.

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the
session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session id
cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.

Problem types
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- CWE-384 Session Fixation

Workarounds
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Users of Catalyst::Plugin::Session or Catalyst::Plugin::Starch should
call the change_session_id method after authentication.

Users of Plack::Middleware::Session should set the change_id flag after
logging in.

Users may also apply the linked patch.


Solutions
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Users should upgrade to version 0.10_027 or later.


References
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https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_027/changes
https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b1385ea87a2491b64f33169222af19982d0acce3.patch
https://metacpan.org/pod/Catalyst::Plugin::Session#change_session_id
https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack::Middleware::Session#change_id

Timeline
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- 2009-07-08: Catalyst::Plugin::Session version 0.25 released with the
  change_session_id method to protect against session fixation attacks,
  along with documentation how to use that with
  Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication
- 2026-06-07: Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication version 0.10_027
  released with change to avoid session fixation attacks