CVE-2024-52322 Information

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 �seful mostly for test programs. Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Reference

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