CVE-2018-25160

HTTP::Session2 versions through 1.09 for Perl does not validate the format of user provided session ids, enabling code injection or other impact depending on session backend. For example, if an application uses memcached for session storage, then it may be possible for a remote attacker to inject memcached commands in the session id value.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/tokuhirom/HTTP-Session2/commit/813838f6d08034b6a265a70e53b59b941b5d3e6d.patch	Patch
https://metacpan.org/pod/Cache::Memcached::Fast::Safe	Third Party Advisory
https://metacpan.org/release/TOKUHIROM/HTTP-Session2-1.10/source/Changes	Product Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/13	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tokuhirom:http\:\:session2:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-27 21:16

Updated : 2026-03-18 19:25

NVD link : CVE-2018-25160

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25160

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25160

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Products Affected

tokuhirom

http\

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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