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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-72889 EUVD-2026-62347

Net::OAuth versions before 0.33 for Perl allow the sender to choose the signature algorithm in verify

Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

Net::OAuth versions before 0.33 for Perl allow the sender to choose the signature algorithm in verify.

verify resolves the signature method class from the signature_method parameter of the incoming message. signature_method is required on every request, so the algorithm used to check a signature is chosen by whoever sent it, and nothing lets the verifying party pin the method instead. When a message names HMAC-SHA1 or HMAC-SHA256, the key is derived from consumer_secret and token_secret rather than from the key the provider deployed.

A provider deployed on RSA-SHA1 holds only the consumer public key, and RFC 5849 does not use consumer_secret for that method, so the required parameter is filled with a placeholder. A client that names HMAC-SHA1 instead has its signature checked against that placeholder, so a guessable one is enough to forge requests for any consumer key and token.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Net-OAuth < 0.33 0.33

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libnet-oauth-perl 0.33-1 —
Debian 13 libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
Debian 12 libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libnet-oauth-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed perl-Net-OAuth 0.330.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11551-1

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