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Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

CVE-2025-15618Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction versions through 0.01 for Perl uses an insecure secret key

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction from MOCK. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction versions through 0.01 for Perl uses an insecure secret key. Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction generates a secret key by using a MD5 hash of a single call to the built-in rand function, which is unsuitable for cryptographic use. This key is intended for encrypting credit card transaction data.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MOCK Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction 0 – through 0.01

Weakness: CWE-338, CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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