CVE-2021-3990: showdoc is vulnerable to Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

medium Affects showdoc/showdoc. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-12-03; advisory modified 2023-11-08.

showdoc is vulnerable to Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

Package: showdoc/showdoc Composer
Affected versions: <2.9.13
Fixed in: 2.9.13
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.3th percentile)
Published: 2021-12-03
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-338

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