CVE-2023-32681
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Requests is a HTTP library. Since Requests 2.3.0, Requests has been leaking Proxy-Authorization headers to destination servers when redirected to an HTTPS endpoint. This is a product of how we use `rebuild_proxies` to reattach the `Proxy-Authorization` header to requests. For HTTP connections sent through the tunnel, the proxy will identify the header in the request itself and remove it prior to forwarding to the destination server. However when sent over HTTPS, the `Proxy-Authorization` header must be sent in the CONNECT request as the proxy has no visibility into the tunneled request. This results in Requests forwarding proxy credentials to the destination server unintentionally, allowing a malicious actor to potentially exfiltrate sensitive information. This issue has been patched in version 2.31.0.
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exploits (2)
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affected products (28)
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- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Automation Platform 2.4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:ansible_automation_platform_2.4
- Splunk Splunk Splunk Enterprise Add-on for Office 365 <4.5.2≤ Add-on for Office 365 <4.5.2cert_bundDE
advisories (7)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1603tribe29 checkmk: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in tribe29 checkmk ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1682IBM InfoSphere Information Server: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-07-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM InfoSphere Information Server ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1935Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Python-requests): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-08-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2917Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-11-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3731IBM Sterling Connect: Direct Web Service: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-12-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Sterling Connect: Direct Web Service ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-j8r2-6x86-q33qUnintended leak of Proxy-Authorization header in requests2023-05-22ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Since Requests v2.3.0, Requests has been vulnerable to potentially leaking `Proxy-Authorization` headers to destination servers, specifically during redirects to an HTTPS origin. This is a product of how `rebuild_proxies` is used to recompute and [reattach the `Proxy-Authorization` header](https://github.com/psf/requests/blob/f2629e9e3c7ce3c3c8c025bcd8db551101cbc773/requests/sessions.py#L319-L328) to requests when redirected. Note this behavior has _only_ been observed to affect proxied requests when credentials are supplied in the URL user information component (e.g. `https://username:password@proxy:8080`). **Current vulnerable behavior(s):** 1. HTTP → HTTPS: **leak** 2. HTTPS → HTTP: **no leak** 3. HTTPS → HTTPS: **leak** 4. HTTP → HTTP: **no leak** For HTTP connections sent through the proxy, the proxy will identify the header in the request itself and remove it prior to forwarding to the destination server. However when sent over HTTPS, the `Proxy-Authorization` header must be sent in the CONNECT request as the proxy has no visibility into further tunneled requests. This results in Requests forwarding the header to the destination server unintentionally, allowing a malicious actor to potentially exfiltrate those credentials. The reason this currently works for HTTPS connections in Requests is the `Proxy-Authorization` header is also handled by urllib3 with our usage of the ProxyManager in adapters.py with [`proxy_manager_for`](https://github.com/psf/requests/blob/f2629e9e3c7ce3c3c8c025bcd8db551101cbc773/requests/adapters.py#L199-L235). This will compute the required proxy headers in `proxy_headers` and pass them to the Proxy Manager, avoiding attaching them directly to the Request object. This will be our preferred option going forward for default usage. ### Patches Starting in Requests v2.31.0, Requests will no longer attach this header to redirects with an HTTPS destination. This should have no negative impacts on the default behavior of the library as the proxy credentials are already properly being handled by urllib3's ProxyManager. For users with custom adapters, this _may_ be potentially breaking if you were already working around this behavior. The previous functionality of `rebuild_proxies` doesn't make sense in any case, so we would encourage any users impacted to migrate any handling of Proxy-Authorization directly into their custom adapter. ### Workarounds For users who are not able to update Requests immediately, there is one potential workaround. You may disable redirects by setting `allow_redirects` to `False` on all calls through Requests top-level APIs. Note that if you're currently relying on redirect behaviors, you will need to capture the 3xx response codes and ensure a new request is made to the redirect destination. ``` import requests r = requests.get('http://github.com/', allow_redirects=False) ``` ### Credits This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed by the following individuals. Dennis Brinkrolf, Haxolot (https://haxolot.com/) Tobias Funke, (tobiasfunke93@gmail.com)
- PYSEC-2023-742023-05-26vendor · osvUS
Requests is a HTTP library. Since Requests 2.3.0, Requests has been leaking Proxy-Authorization headers to destination servers when redirected to an HTTPS endpoint. This is a product of how we use `rebuild_proxies` to reattach the `Proxy-Authorization` header to requests. For HTTP connections sent through the tunnel, the proxy will identify the header in the request itself and remove it prior to forwarding to the destination server. However when sent over HTTPS, the `Proxy-Authorization` header must be sent in the CONNECT request as the proxy has no visibility into the tunneled request. This results in Requests forwarding proxy credentials to the destination server unintentionally, allowing a malicious actor to potentially exfiltrate sensitive information. This issue has been patched in version 2.31.0.
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references (34)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-32681/cnnvd
- https://github.com/psf/requests/commit/74ea7cf7a6a27a4eeb2ae24e162bcc942a6706d5cnnvd
- https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.31.0cnnvd
- https://github.com/psf/requests/security/advisories/GHSA-j8r2-6x86-q33qcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00018.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AW7HNFGYP44RT3DUDQXG2QT3OEV2PJ7Y/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOYASTZDGQG2BWLSNBPL3TQRL2G7QYNZ/cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-08cnnvd
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