# CVE-2016-11086: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-7359-3C6R-HFC2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.5
- Published: 2020-09-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- oauth (RubyGems): fixed in 0.5.5

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, oauth, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/oauth-xx/oauth-ruby/issues/137

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