CVE-2024-56370: Elliott Net::xero

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Net::Xero 0.044 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Net::Xero uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Affected products

• Elliott Net::xero: up to and including 0.44

Published 2025-04-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.