CVE-2024-52322 – Xero WebService Perl Cryptographic Entropy Weakness

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-52322 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

    Apr. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description WebService::Xero 0.11 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.

    Specifically WebService::Xero uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is “Useful mostly for test programs”. Data::Random uses the rand() function.

    Added CWE CWE-338
    Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537
    Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent.pm#L17
    Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent.pm#L178
    Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent/PublicApplication.pm#L13
    Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/LOCALSHOP/WebService-Xero-0.11/source/lib/WebService/Xero/Agent/PublicApplication.pm#L93
    Added Reference https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
    Added Reference https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
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