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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 5, 2025· Updated Sep 5, 2025

Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions

CVE-2024-57868

Description

Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.

Specifically Web::API 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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