CVE-2025-27551 Weak cryptography in DBIx::Class::EncodedColumn
An attacker can potentially recover passwords due to weak salting using non-cryptographic random numbers in this Perl database library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-27551?
CVE-2025-27551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WREIS DBIx::Class::EncodedColumn, published on 26 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DBIx::Class::EncodedColumn use the rand() function, which is not cryptographically secure to salt password hashes.
This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/DBIx/Class/EncodedColumn/Digest.pm.
This issue affects DBIx::Class::EncodedColumn until 0.00032.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27551?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27551?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-27551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-27551, GHSA-46f3-rc2x-p4jv, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-27551.