Security Advisories (1)
CVE-2024-57868 (2025-04-05)

Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Changes for version 1.4

  • Change: cac57bb7a1527e69bce0fd2491e236d5a66cac5e Author: Tobias Kirschstein <lev@ideegeo.com> Date : 2013-10-28 17:51:59 +0000
    • some APIs don't require any auth. skipping api_key requirement

Modules

Web::API - A Simple base module to implement almost every RESTful API with just a few lines of configuration