CVE-2026-72887
Net::OAuth::Client versions before 0.32 for Perl allow the service provider to silently downgrade OAuth 1.0a to OAuth 1.0 in get_request_token
Description
Net::OAuth::Client versions before 0.32 for Perl allow the service provider to silently downgrade OAuth 1.0a to OAuth 1.0 in get_request_token. Passing a callback to the constructor selects OAuth 1.0a. get_request_token then revokes that choice when the request token response omits oauth_callback_confirmed, with no exception, no warning and no option to require 1.0a. The access token request is built from the OAuth 1.0 message class, which has no verifier parameter, so oauth_verifier is dropped from the request even when get_access_token was passed one. oauth_verifier is the binding that OAuth 1.0a added between the authorization step and the token exchange. An application that asked for 1.0a and gets 1.0 is open to OAuth 1.0 session fixation, where an attacker obtains a request token, has the victim authorize it, and then completes the exchange themselves, linking the victim's provider account to a session the attacker controls. No attacker action sets up the downgrade: a provider that does not confirm the callback is enough.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 16, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 16, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
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Solution
- Update Net::OAuth::Client to version 0.32 or later.
- Ensure callbacks are confirmed during OAuth 1.0a requests.
- Validate the presence of oauth_verifier in token exchange.
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New CVE Received by 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Aug. 16, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth', 'modules': ['Net::OAuth::Client'], 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '0.32', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:cpan/Net-OAuth', 'packageName': 'Net-OAuth', 'programFiles': ['lib/Net/OAuth/Client.pm'], 'collectionURL': 'https://cpan.org/modules', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected', 'programRoutines': [{'name': 'Net::OAuth::Client::get_request_token'}]}] Added Description Net::OAuth::Client versions before 0.32 for Perl allow the service provider to silently downgrade OAuth 1.0a to OAuth 1.0 in get_request_token. Passing a callback to the constructor selects OAuth 1.0a. get_request_token then revokes that choice when the request token response omits oauth_callback_confirmed, with no exception, no warning and no option to require 1.0a. The access token request is built from the OAuth 1.0 message class, which has no verifier parameter, so oauth_verifier is dropped from the request even when get_access_token was passed one. oauth_verifier is the binding that OAuth 1.0a added between the authorization step and the token exchange. An application that asked for 1.0a and gets 1.0 is open to OAuth 1.0 session fixation, where an attacker obtains a request token, has the victim authorize it, and then completes the exchange themselves, linking the victim's provider account to a session the attacker controls. No attacker action sets up the downgrade: a provider that does not confirm the callback is enough. Added CWE CWE-757 Added Reference https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5849#section-2.1 Added Reference https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5849#section-2.3 Added Reference https://github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/commit/fd505dac1988723ed96721657663f2e4ac731644.patch Added Reference https://github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/security/advisories/GHSA-jh72-4qq2-8j6g Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-OAuth-0.32/changes