CVE-2016-11086 Improper Certificate Validation in oauth ruby gem
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and obtain sensitive information due to missing X.509 certificate verification in the oauth-ruby gem.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-11086?
CVE-2016-11086 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lib/oauth/consumer.rb in the oauth-ruby gem through 0.5.4 for Ruby does not verify server X.509 certificates if a certificate bundle cannot be found, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11086?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including oauth. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
oauth RubyGems | All versions | 0.5.5 |
oauth RubyGems | All versions | 0.5.5 |
Products include Oauth-Ruby Project Oauth-Ruby.
How do I fix CVE-2016-11086?
Upgrade oauth to 0.5.5 or later.
Is CVE-2016-11086 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11086 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-11086, GHSA-7359-3c6r-hfc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-11086.