critical9.8
CVE-2018-20060
urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, …
Impact
urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, or scheme). This can allow for credentials in the Authorization header to be exposed to unintended hosts or transmitted in cleartext.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Urllib3 | before 1.23 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 28, 29, 30 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00039.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2272
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1649153
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/1316
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/pull/1346
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5SJERZEJDSUYQP7BNBXMBHRHGY26HRZD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BXLAXHM3Z6DUCXZ7ZXZ2EAYJXWDCZFCT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWP36YW3KSVLXDBY3QJKDYEPCIMN3VQZ/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3990-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00039.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2272
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1649153
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/1316
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/pull/1346
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5SJERZEJDSUYQP7BNBXMBHRHGY26HRZD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BXLAXHM3Z6DUCXZ7ZXZ2EAYJXWDCZFCT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWP36YW3KSVLXDBY3QJKDYEPCIMN3VQZ/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0010/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3990-1/