Description
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl accept session cookies of any age sent in the X-Session-Cookie header.

cookieConf() rejects a cookie older than 300 seconds only when it arrives in the xsc query parameter. The same cookie sent in the X-Session-Cookie header is accepted however old it is.

A session cookie that leaks through a log, a Referer header or browser history authenticates as its user indefinitely.
Published: 2026-10-30
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Vendor Solution

Upgrade to CallBackery 0.62.0 or later and set max_session_age in the BACKEND section.

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Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl accept session cookies of any age sent in the X-Session-Cookie header. cookieConf() rejects a cookie older than 300 seconds only when it arrives in the xsc query parameter. The same cookie sent in the X-Session-Cookie header is accepted however old it is. A session cookie that leaks through a log, a Referer header or browser history authenticates as its user indefinitely.
Title CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl accept session cookies of any age sent in the X-Session-Cookie header
Weaknesses CWE-1463
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T13:13:11.338Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T10:48:23.002Z

Link: CVE-2026-118987

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