# CVE-2024-21632: omniauth-microsoft\_graph vulnerable to account takeover (nOAuth)

- Also known as: GHSA-5G66-628F-7CVJ
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.0
- Published: 2024-01-02 · Updated: 2025-06-17

## Affected

- synth omniauth-microsoft\_graph: fixed in 2.0.0
- omniauth-microsoft\_graph (RubyGems): fixed in 2.0.0

## Description

omniauth-microsoft_graph provides an Omniauth strategy for the Microsoft Graph API. Prior to versions 2.0.0, the implementation did not validate the legitimacy of the `email` attribute of the user nor did it give/document an option to do so, making it susceptible to nOAuth misconfiguration in cases when the `email` is used as a trusted user identifier. This could lead to account takeover. Version 2.0.0 contains a fix for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on synth omniauth-microsoft\_graph, omniauth-microsoft\_graph, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/synth/omniauth-microsoft_graph/security/advisories/GHSA-5g66-628f-7cvj
- https://github.com/synth/omniauth-microsoft_graph/commit/f132078389612b797c872b45bd0e0b47382414c1
- https://www.descope.com/blog/post/noauth

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