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Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10007_01 UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE
/ Catalyst::Authentication::User
Security Advisories (2)
CVE-2026-5091 (2026-05-21)

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.

CVE-2009-10007 (2026-06-09)

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.

NAME

Catalyst::Authentication::User - Base class for user objects.

SYNOPSIS

package MyStore::User;
use base qw/Catalyst::Authentication::User/;

DESCRIPTION

This is the base class for authenticated

METHODS

id( )

A unique ID by which a user can be retrieved from the store.

store( )

Should return a class name that can be used to refetch the user using it's ID.

supports( )

An introspection method used to determine what features a user object has, to support credential and authorization plugins.

get( )

get_object( )