Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting simple_oauth package, versions <0.3.0, >=0.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUBY-SIMPLEOAUTH-20414
  • published1 Aug 2017
  • disclosed13 Feb 2013
  • creditunknown

Introduced: 13 Feb 2013

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-300  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade simple_oauth to version 0.3.0 or higher.

Overview

simple_oauth is Simply builds and verifies OAuth headers.

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks due to attacks due to downloading gems over an insecure protocol. Without a secure connection, it is possible for an attacker to intercept this connection and alter the packages received. In serious cases, this may even lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) on your host server.

You can read more about Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) on our blog.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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