Vulnerability in Hachi Crypt::salt

CVE-2025-1805

Crypt::Salt for Perl version 0.01 uses insecure rand() function when generating salts for cryptographic purposes.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1805?
CVE-2025-1805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hachi Crypt::salt, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-1805?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1805 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.