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
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.
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
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
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
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-72887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-59987
9.8
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-59987- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-72887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
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
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-72887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-72887
9.8
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72887
9.8
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0365 No score
Updated perl-Net-OAuth packages fix security vulnerabilities
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 Net::OAuth versions before 0.32 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded caching of failed module loads in smart_require Net::OAuth versions before 0.33 for Perl allow the sender to choose the signature algorithm in verify Net::OAuth versions before 0.33 for Perl check HMAC-SHA1, HMAC-SHA256 and PLAINTEXT signatures with a non-constant-time comparison in verify
- Record
MGASA-2026-0365- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11551-1 No score
perl-Net-OAuth-0.330.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the perl-Net-OAuth-0.330.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11551-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libnet-oauth-perlDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.28-40.30-10.31-10.31-20.32-10.33-1 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.31-10.31-20.32-10.33-1 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlDebian:14 |
before 0.32-1, plus listed versions 0.31-10.31-2 |
0.32-1 |
perl-Net-OAuthMageia:10 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.330.0-1.mga10 | 0.330.0-1.mga10 |
perl-Net-OAuthMageia:9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.330.0-1.mga9 | 0.330.0-1.mga9 |
libnet-oauth-perlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.28-2 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.28-2 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.28-3 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.28-3 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.28-4 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.31-10.33-1 |
None known |
libnet-oauth-perlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.31-1 |
None known |
perl-Net-OAuthopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.330.0-1.1 | 0.330.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-72887 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in libnet-oauth-perl, published August 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in libnet-oauth-perl 0.32-1.
References
github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/security/advisories/GHSA-jh72-4qq2-8j6g
metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-OAuth-0.32/changes
github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/commit/fd505dac1988723ed96721657663f2e4ac731644.patch
datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5849
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/16/3
cpan.org/modules
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github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72887.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72887
github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-72887
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0365.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36145
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/16/4
github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/security/advisories/GHSA-m2cv-cq5x-47ph
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/19/2
github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/security/advisories/GHSA-c8rm-g5cm-4pf5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/19/3
github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/security/advisories/GHSA-g8xr-69p3-gw56
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-72887
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72887
lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/42733454
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72887
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72888
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72889
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-75589