Vulnerability Description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) vulnerability in Apache Cocoon. This issue affects Apache Cocoon: all versions. When a continuation is created, it gets a random identifier. Because the random number generator used to generate these identifiers was seeded with the startup time, it may not have been sufficiently unpredictable, and an attacker could use this to guess continuation ids and look up continuations they should not have had access to. As a mitigation, you may enable the "session-bound-continuations" option to make sure continuations are not shared across sessions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Cocoon | All versions |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pk86jp5cvn41432op8wv1k8p14mp27nzMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/27/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2025-24783?
CVE-2025-24783 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) vulnerability in Apache Cocoon. This issue affects Apache Cocoon: all versions. When a continuation ...
How severe is CVE-2025-24783?
CVE-2025-24783 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-24783?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Cocoon.