Bug#1139461: libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-perl: CVE-2009-10007

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-perl
Version: 0.10026-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil at debian.org, Debian Security Team <team at security.debian.org>

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-perl.

CVE-2009-10007[0]:
| Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10_027 for Perl
| is susceptible to session fixation attacks.
| Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication does not automatically change the
| session id after authentication. An attacker that obtains a session
| id cookie can use this to impersonate the victim.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-10007
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-10007
[1] https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/40832427/

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore