CVE-2011-1498
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.067 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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- Maven org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient4.0.0 → 4.1.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-gw85-4gmf-m7rhExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache HttpClient2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.
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sources
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references (34)
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- http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.1.x.txtPatchcnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-tivoli-monitoring-installed-websphere-application-server-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-apache-cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1118481cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6485597cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491177cnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061440.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129853896315461&w=2enisa_euvd
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