CVE-2011-1498

mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.067 · 94 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
6.69% (94th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Is it mine?
5 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · 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.

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cvss

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4.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9
v2.03.7lowAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (5)

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advisories (1)

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  • 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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published 2011-07-07modified 2026-06-16
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references (34)

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