XSS in Catalyst-Plugin-Session Project
CVE-2018-25052
A vulnerability has been found in Catalyst-Plugin-Session up to 0.40 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function _load_sessionid of the file lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session.pm of the component Session ID Handler. The manipulation of the argument sid leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.41 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 88d1b599e1163761c9bd53bec53ba078f13e09d4. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216958 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Catalyst-Plugin-Session Project
- Catalyst-Plugin-Session — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Session/commit/88d1b599e1163761c9bd53b… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch)
- github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Session/releases/tag/0.41 (Third Party Advisory, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25052?
- CVE-2018-25052 is a low-severity vulnerability in Catalyst-Plugin-Session Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-12-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25052?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.