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TI-2025-27316 Aliases CVE-2025-40925GHSA-q46q-p96m-rvh8

Starch versions 0.14 and earlier generate session ids insecurely

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-338Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Starch versions 0.14 and earlier generate session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a SHA-1 hash seeded with a counter, the epoch time, the built-in rand function, the PID, and internal Perl reference addresses. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0036 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BLUEFEETStarch0.01 – 0.14—No fix listedCNA
  • Starch VendorBLUEFEET Affected 0.01 – 0.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40925
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q46q-p96m-rvh8

References

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