Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Requests
The Requests package through 2.19.1 before 2018-09-14 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-18074US | high7.5 | Exploit | ||
The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for rem… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/#release-and-version-historyWEB
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.htmlWEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035WEB
- https://bugs.debian.org/910766WEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/requests/PYSEC-2018-28.yamlWEB
- https://github.com/requests/requestsPACKAGE
- https://github.com/requests/requests/commit/c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ffWEB
- https://github.com/requests/requests/issues/4716WEB
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