CVE-2024-57868: Lev Web::api

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Lev Web::api: up to and including 2.8

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