CVE-2026-72889: Net::OAuth versions before 0.33 for Perl allow the sender to choose the signature algorithm in verify

[Robert Rothenberg <rrwo () cpansec org>]

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CVE-2026-72889                                       CPAN Security Group
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        CVE ID:  CVE-2026-72889
  Distribution:  Net-OAuth
      Versions:  before 0.33

      MetaCPAN:  https://metacpan.org/dist/Net-OAuth
      VCS Repo:  https://github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth


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

Description
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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.

Problem types
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- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
- CWE-757 Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation
  ('Algorithm Downgrade')

Solutions
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Upgrade to Net-OAuth 0.33 or later.

References
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https://github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/security/advisories/GHSA-c8rm-g5cm-4pf5
https://github.com/vurtdev/Net-OAuth/commit/c467adf45c8d77ac4b92ad78b3eebf949252ba7f.patch
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-OAuth-0.33/changes
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5849#section-3.4.2
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5849#section-3.4.3