CVE-2009-10007
Session fixation in Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication (<= 0.10_027)
Is CVE-2009-10007 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2009-10007 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2009-10007?
CVE-2009-10007 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2009-10007?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2009-10007. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2009-10007 affect?
CVE-2009-10007 affects Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication <= 0.10_027, Perl Catalyst apps using the plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2009-10007?
Upgrade to 0.10_027 or newer
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Allows session hijacking; attacker with a valid session cookie can impersonate an authenticated user.
Patch when possible
- affected< 0.10_027
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.