Bug 2517237 (CVE-2026-72887) - CVE-2026-72887 Net-OAuth: Net::OAuth::Client: Session fixation via OAuth 1.0a downgrade
Summary: CVE-2026-72887 Net-OAuth: Net::OAuth::Client: Session fixation via OAuth 1.0a...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72887
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2545812 2545811
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Reported: 2026-08-16 14:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-05 06:44 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-16 14:01:21 UTC
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.


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