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CVE-2013-4593 (omniauth-facebook): omniauth-facebook Gem for Ruby Insecure Access Token Handling Authentication Bypass

ADVISORIES

GEM

omniauth-facebook

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 7.5 (High)

CVSS v2.0: 6.8 (Medium)

PATCHED VERSIONS

  • >= 1.5.1

DESCRIPTION

omniauth-facebook Gem for Ruby contains a flaw that is due to the application supporting passing the access token via the URL. This may allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and authenticate as another user.