01 Record
CVE-2025-40916
Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha text
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: CPANSec
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Mojolicious::Plugin::CaptchaPNG version 1.05 for Perl uses a weak random number source for generating the captcha text
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-06-16 11:01Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-06-16 13:31Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-04-16
- Assigning CNA
- CPANSec
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9e83e6b83d2c6f2fa974721c4607371884f5bf005fafbb82789a8eaca5e90721
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.04/diff/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.05/lib/Mojolicious/Plugin/CaptchaPNG.pm
- metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/GRYPHON/Mojolicious-Plugin-CaptchaPNG-1.06/changes
- metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/pod/perlfunc#rand
- security.metacpan.orghttps://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
07 Remediation
Users should upgrade to version 1.06 or later.