Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 5, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-52322
CVE-2024-52322
Description
WebService::Xero 0.11 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
Specifically WebService::Xero uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.
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Affected products
4- Range: <=0.11
- LOCALSHOP/WebService::Xerov5Range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pmnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent.pmnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent.pmnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent/PublicApplication.pmnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent/PublicApplication.pmnvdProduct
- perldoc.perl.org/functions/randnvdProduct
- security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlnvdProduct
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