CVE-2026-5091

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.1 Medium

Status

Deferred - 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

Published

2026-05-21

Last modified

2026-05-22

Weaknesses

CWE-208

Affected products

• Catalystpluginauthentication (Jjnapiork)

References

• https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch
• https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19