ruby-oauth up to 1.1.5 Consumer#token_request cross-domain policy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ruby-oauth oauth up to 1.1.5. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is the function OAuth::Consumer#token_request. This manipulation causes cross-domain policy. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-54605. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ruby-oauth oauth up to 1.1.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function OAuth::Consumer#token_request. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-domain policy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-942. The product uses a cross-domain policy file that includes domains that should not be trusted. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

OAuth is a Ruby wrapper for the OAuth 1.0 and 1.0a protocols, providing clients and servers. From 0.5.5 to 1.1.5, OAuth::Consumer#token_request parses the raw Location header of a 300 to 399 redirect returned by the OAuth server and follows the redirect recursively, which can mutate the consumer's configuration and expose signed OAuth request metadata, including the Authorization header, to a cross-origin host. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.6.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-54605 since 06/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 1.1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-domain policy
CWE: CWE-942 / CWE-346 / CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: oauth 1.1.6

Timelineinfo

06/15/2026 CVE reserved
07/28/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
07/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-54605 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-54605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383929

Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2026 19:05
Changes: 07/28/2026 19:05 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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