CVE-2025-15618
Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction versions through 0.01 for Perl uses an insecure secret key
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction versions through 0.01 for Perl uses an insecure secret key
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15618- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338, CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-209143
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-209143- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rq2-v6rc-96jw
Business::OnlinePayment::StoredTransaction versions through 0.01 for Perl uses an insecure secret...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7rq2-v6rc-96jw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15618- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338, CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-15618 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Mock Business::onlinepayment::storedtransaction, published March 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
metacpan.org/dist/Business-OnlinePayment-StoredTransaction/source/lib/Business/OnlinePayment/StoredTransaction.pm
security.metacpan.org/patches/B/Business-OnlinePayment-StoredTransaction/0.01/CVE-2025-15618-r1.patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/31/7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15618
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7rq2-v6rc-96jw